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At Curia, we are on a mission to advance our customers’ therapies from curiosity to cure and ultimately to improve patients’ lives.\nWe proudly offer\nGenerous benefit options (eligible first day of employment)\nPaid training, vacation and holidays (vacation accrual begins on first day of employment)\nCareer advancement opportunities\nEducation reimbursement\n401K program with matching contributions\nLearning platform\nAnd more!\nThe Process Chemist II is responsible to assist with the development and technical transfer of new products under direct supervision, and to provide technical support for ongoing manufacturing activities.\nTo perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.\nEssential job duties\n1. Execute contract projects under supervision. Document and report results of development and experimentation to Department Head.\n2. Assist in the development and evaluation of new chemical process technology and methods.\n3. Assist in the preparation of laboratory and kilo-scale quantities of materials\n4. Provide technical coverage of pilot and commercial scale-up manufacturing as required\n5. Assist in the preparation of detailed instruction and/or training given to site employees\n6. Prepare and evaluate process descriptions, procedures, process flow diagrams, process summaries, throughput, mass balance and chemical process information, raw materials and process economics under supervision\n7. Write detailed reports on work and activities including periodic reviews of work and special work summaries such as validation reports, process summaries, etc., as required\n8. Regularly communicate and present results of work performed in a clear, concise and accurate manner\n9. Prepare and review written instructions (batch sheets, SOPs etc.) to ensure that the products are made safely and under current good manufacturing practices\n10. Maintain complete and up to date files for existing projects\n11. Review proposed changes from a safety, practicality, feasibility, and GMP perspective following Management of Change protocols\n12. Perform laboratory experiments that are scientifically sound and generate valid data for making technologically sound decisions. Laboratory technique must be reproducible with no inherent bias\n13. Conduct all job responsibilities in a manner consistent with all applicable safety and environmental laws and regulations, company policies and procedures, site chemical hygiene plan, regulations, and commit to continuously improve safety and environmental performance\n14. Keep management up to date and informed of any significant results, events, deviations from expected results, or work being conducted or envisioned that may impact the business\n15. Store laboratory chemicals properly and in accordance with the chemical hygiene plan\n16. Participate as a chemistry subject matter expert in Process Hazards Analysis of processes to assure safe manufacturing process design\n17. Cultivate a high level of knowledge of current scientific literature and to attend relevant internal and external technical meetings and conferences, as required\nEducation, experience, certification and licensures\nBachelor’s degree in Chemistry or related field\nMinimum 2-3 years of experience working in a scientific laboratory\nKnowledge, skills and abilities\n1. Strong laboratory skills\n2. Working knowledge of synthetic organic chemistry\n3. Demonstrate technical competency\n4. Ability to learn new processes, technical subject matter\n5. Ability to apply broad technical knowledge to solve specific problems\n6. Demonstrate problem solving, report writing, computer literacy, verbal communication, presentation and planning skills and abilities\n7. Competency in Microsoft suite of applications is required\n8. Knowledge of analytical techniques and procedures is a plus\nSupervisory responsibilities\nThis position does not have supervisory responsibilities.\nOther Qualifications\nMust pass a background check\nMust pass a drug screen\nMay be required to pass Occupational Health Screening\nMust have valid driver’s license - local travel, if necessary\nPay Range: $73,300-$92,000\nEducation, experience, location and tenure may be considered along with internal equity when job offers are extended.\nThe above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel as classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.\nWe do not accept unsolicited assistance from any headhunters or recruitment firms for any of our job openings. All resumes or profiles submitted by search firms to any employee at Curia, in any form without a valid, signed search agreement by an authorized signatory in place for the specific position, approved by Talent Acquisition, will be deemed the sole property of Curia. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Curia because of the unsolicited referral.\nAll 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. 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