Senior Process Safety Chemist

Senior Process Safety Chemist in Albany, NYBuild your future at Curia, where our work has the power to save lives.

The Senior Process Safety Chemist is responsible for managing Curia's Process Safety Laboratory to liaise and support project process safety activities at different Curia sites; this includes new business opportunities, development projects, and production activities at manufacturing sites. The role works closely with the Corporate Process Safety Team on daily and strategic items. Curia is a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) with over 30 years of experience partnering with pharmaceutical and biotech companies to provide life-saving treatments to patients.

At Curia, we are on a mission to advance our customers’ therapies from curiosity to cure and ultimately to improve patients’ lives.

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 with matching contributions

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And more! Responsibilities Perform desktop-based review of current projects and new business opportunities, providing feedback on potential hazards and necessary testing to technical & bid writing teams

Conduct literature searches for relevant process safety information (e.g., hazardous properties of materials)
As necessary, design tailored testing protocols for unique reactive chemical hazards

Perform and/or direct experiments internally (or externally as appropriate)
Interpret results through application of process safety principles (e.g., explosive properties, TMR, Stoessel’s Criticality Index, dust explosivity)
Infer safe chemical handling conditions to address physical hazards based on experimental results

Propose risk-reduction measures to control identified hazards to acceptable levels

Author, review, and communicate test reports to project teams

Manage data collection to ensure accessibility across Curia Occasionally participate in PHAs (or educate the core team) as a reactive chemical hazards SMEWork with the Corporate PS team to further develop guidance and to work with sites to implement

Develop and deliver training packages pertinent to the process safety program

Manage and prioritize multiple projects effectively to ensure that testing and reports are completed on a timely basis

Perform regular maintenance of lab equipment, coordinate vendor service/repairing if needed

Work with Corporate Process Safety to develop and implement a long-term laboratory improvement plan to support evolving business needs

Perform other related duties as may be reasonably assigned in the course of business

Ensure that all laboratory operations are conducted in a safe manner in accordance with the Chemical Hygiene Plan Qualifications Ph.D. in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering with at least 1-2 years of experience with an emphasis on process safetyM.S. in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering with at least 2-3 years of experience with an emphasis on process safety

Hands-on experience with:
Thermal stability (e.g., DSC, ARC), calorimetry (e.g., RC1), and gas generation Knowledge of chemical explosivity screening (e.g., transport regulations), of dust explosivity testing (e.g., MIE), of flammability (e.g., Flash Point, LEL/UEL), and of electrical conductivity

Experience with applying process safety data within a chemical batch scale-up environment

Preferred

Knowledge of synthetic chemistry and pharmaceutical development Ability to contribute to PHAs (e.g., Haz Op, FMEA, What-If) Management/leadership experience and knowledge of business operations Other Qualifications Must pass a background check

Must pass a drug screen

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