Screening Scientist I/III

Job Overview

• An enthusiastic team player with excellent communication skills.
• Ability and willingness to learn new skills and techniques.
• Application of knowledge to solve complex problems.
• Demonstrate high levels of motivation and the organizational planning tools to manage workload across multiple projects.
• Be commercially aware of business development needs.
• Knowledgeable of the pharmaceutical development continuum of APIs.
• Knowledge of polymorphism, salt/co-crystal screening, and peptide crystallization screening (essential).
• Ability to discuss complex technical data clearly and succinctly (essential).
• Ability to work safely in a lab environment, adhering to local SHE policies (essential).
• Experience of working independently and within a team in an R&D environment, within ISO9001 and/or cGMP quality standards (essential).

Responsibilities

• Experience of working with small molecules and/or large molecules (peptide fragments, cyclic and linear peptides) and other complex modalities (essential).
• Practical experience in a laboratory setting using wet chemistry techniques (essential).
• Experience/knowledge of solid-state analytical techniques (e.g., XRPD, DSC, TGA/DSC, microscopy, DVS, single crystal X-ray diffraction) and more general spectroscopic (e.g., NMR, FT-IR, Raman) (essential).
• Experience using automated screening platforms (desirable).
• Experience in working independently and within a team in an R&D environment.
• Experience with working safely in a lab environment and adhering to local SHE policies.
• Able to participate in client meetings and discuss technical data clearly and succinctly.

Success Factors

• Possess excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Be well organised and able to manage high workloads.
• Able to meet deadlines and plan one's own work effectively.
• Possess excellent problem-solving skills.
• Be commercially aware of business development needs.
• Knowledgeable of the pharmaceutical development continuum of APIs.

Qualifications / Skills

• BSc (Hons), Masters in chemistry, PhD in chemistry, chemical engineering or related discipline (essential).
• 2+ years industrial experience in a pharmaceutical company / contract research organization.

Education, Experience & Licensing Requirements

• Cambrex Edinburgh is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this job role, applicants must be able to provide proof of their right to work in the UK.

Cambrex is an Equal Opportunity / Affidatively Action employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.