Senior Research Scientist; Chemical Development

SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST - CHEMICAL DEVELOPMENT in Albany, NY

Curia provides global contract research and manufacturing services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, helping commercialize treatments for serious medical conditions. Curia enjoys robust partnerships with leading-edge government, biotech, and pharmaceutical organizations. The Albany (NY) Site is one of Curia’s flagship R&D sites, developing robust processes to produce novel medications and supplying drug for advanced clinical trials. The site expects to grow dramatically as we help increase, advance, and develop some of the most impactful pipelines in the industry. This unprecedented growth translates into exciting opportunities for high-energy people who are smart, hard-working and adaptable.

The Senior Research Scientist is responsible for conducting a productive experimental program; managing scientific efforts and resources; communicating results and issues within the projects and the organization effectively; and leading a team of professional scientists.

Join our talented workforce, where a commitment to excellence and a customer focused attitude is everything. We pursue excellence because our work has the power to improve patients’ lives with the pharmaceuticals we develop and manufacture.

We proudly offer

• Generous benefit options (eligible first day of employment) 
• Paid training, vacation and holidays (vacation accrual begins on first day of employment)
• Career advancement opportunities 
• Education reimbursement
• 401k program
• Learning platform
• And more! 

Responsibilities                         

• Lead development projects including assigning duties to junior staff, summarizing data in reports, troubleshooting technical problems, leading client meetings and achieving timelines and budgets.  This position will require managing up to five projects at a time with associated staff. Stimulate appropriate cooperative efforts on development projects between departments.
• Develop robust processes to the target compounds that ensure safe and reproducible scaling in large scale equipment.  Develop alternate synthetic routes to target molecules, and modify reactants and/or equipment as required.  Solve the more complex chemical problems which arise in the group. Display expertise in analytical chromatography (e.g. HPLC), spectroscopic techniques and purification of organic compounds.  Understand the concepts of reaction kinetics, design of experiments, solubility and crystallization, mass transfer, heat transfer and process safety.
• Supervise the work of scientists assigned.  This includes the responsibility for the appropriate motivation, education, efficiency, evaluation, and productivity of the scientists. Conduct performance reviews. Ensure employees have access to tools and information for career development opportunities and actively participates in employee growth and development. Plan and deliver on-the-job training.
• Conduct laboratory operations in a safe manner.  Ensure process safety guidelines are followed when scaling processes.  Maintain familiarity with the Chemical Hygiene Plan.  Follow responsible actions regarding chemical disposal.  Maintain compliance with all regulations at the federal, state, and local levels.
• Participate in continuing education courses and/or scientific meetings to improve knowledge and skills in pertinent scientific and managerial fields, as appropriate.
• Perform other related duties as may be reasonably assigned in the course of business.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Chemistry, or other applicable natural science field OR; Master’s degree and three years of relevant experience OR; Bachelor’s and five years of relevant experience.
• Chemical Hygiene training

Pay Rate: $93,000

Education, experience, location and tenure may be considered along with internal equity when job offers are extended.

All interested applicants must apply online. Please be aware of scammers. Curia will only send offer letters and requests for sensitive personal information from a curiaglobal.com email address. CURIA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.