Senior​/Principal Scientist - NMR Expert

The Opportunity

We are offering a unique opportunity for a hands‑on NMR Expert in our Analytical Molecular Characterization group. As a Centre of Excellence for Analytics, we provide state‑of‑the‑art methods and services for determining chemical structures, purities, and impurities, supporting portfolio projects throughout the entire value chain. In this role you plan, run and report NMR experiments for structure elucidation and inter‑and intra‑molecular interaction studies.

• Innovative Analytics:
  By applying cutting‑edge analytics you support synthesis and formulation development enabling fast progress for projects, and identification of possible challenges
• Method Development:
  You develop and implement new NMR experiments and give input for future developments of our NMR group
• Scientific Excellence:
  You enhance scientific excellence by identifying relevant industry trends, and building and maintaining academic partnerships.
• Strategic Vision:
  You contribute deep scientific insights to shape the mid‑ and long‑term strategy for NMR within the Roche portfolio. Working alongside the NMR group and the Leadership Team, you guide the translation of your strategic input into actionable team strategies.
• Collaboration and Relationship Building:
  You foster trustful relationships and effective collaboration with internal discovery and technical development teams as well as with external partners

• Educational Background:
  Masters with a minimum of 5 years or PhD in analytical chemistry or related fields with a minimum of 3 years of professional experience in the industry
• Technical Expertise:
  Comprehensive knowledge of NMR analytics and its applications paired with a deep understanding of the technical and theoretical basis beyond the standard experiments for liquid and solid state NMR. Experience with other methods for biophysical characterization is a plus
• Proven Experience:
  
  Hands on expertise in structure elucidation and interaction studies by NMR for synthetic oligonucleotides and/or peptides. Demonstrated expertise on higher order structure studies and aggregation studies
• Mindset:
  You possess an open‑minded and highly proactive, “just‑do‑it” approach. You enjoy problem‑solving and developing new ways of working. You comfortably navigate working in a multidisciplinary matrix team

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.