Research Investigator & Manager

Company Information

You Matter to Cambrex.

Cambrex is a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) that provides drug substance development and manufacturing across the entire drug lifecycle, as well as comprehensive analytical and IND enabling services.

With over 40 years of experience and a team of 2,000 experts servicing global clients from North America and Europe, Cambrex offers a range of specialized drug substance technologies and capabilities, including continuous flow, controlled substances, liquid-phase peptide synthesis, solid-state science, material characterization, and highly potent APIs.

At Cambrex, we strive to build a culture where all colleagues have the opportunity to:

• engage in work that matters to our customers and the patients they serve
• learn new skills and enjoy new experiences in an engaging and safe environment
• strengthen connections with coworkers and the community

We’re committed to attracting and nurturing a passionate team of valued professionals in our fast-paced and growing company. We offer a competitive benefits package that includes healthcare, life insurance, planning for retirement, and more!

Known for our customer-focused scientific and manufacturing excellence, as well as our strong commitment to quality and safety, we offer a range of career and growth opportunities across our global network of locations. Together with our customers, we aim to improve the quality of life for patients around the world.

Mentor and teach associate and senior scientists. Serve as a primary customer contact for meetings, escalations, and routine events. Perform managerial tasks for work group. Perform routine and complex organic synthesis, purification and analytical evaluation of materials as part of a process chemistry research and development team. Optimize synthetic routes to active pharmaceutical ingredients for purity, reproducibility, scalability and yield. Expected to function as the overall CMC leader for drug substance program and participate in determining future directionsof the process chemistry group.

• Mentor, teach, coach, and manage other scientists.
• Participate in determining the future direction of the group including a continuous improvement plan, expansion of group capabilities and expertise.
• Carry out multistep organic syntheses, isolation, and purification of targeted products independently. Contribute to the strategic approach used to optimize reactions, isolations and purifications.
• Proficiently conduct analysis of starting materials, reaction mixtures, intermediates and products using appropriate instrumentation.
• Independently designs and proposes new synthetic processes to produce the drug substance.
• Act as PRD leader. Identify critical questions to be answered and set priorities for the process chemistry team.
• Must be able to lead a large group of scientists from a technical perspective on a project basis.
• Maintain familiarity with applicable literature including organic chemistry and techniques.
• Full, independent identification of potential chemistry issues, generation of timelines and estimates for proposal creation.
• Full participation in setting strategy and timing needed for customer proposal requests.
• Routinely generate summaries and reports on completed experimental work for internal and external use. Oral and written presentation of experimental work for internal meetings and teleconferences with customers.
• Work to ensure teamwork and cooperation exists within the group at all times.
• Conduct laboratory operations in a safe manner. Maintain familiarity with the company's chemical hygiene plan. Exhibit safety awareness and safe work practices.
• Follow responsible actions regarding chemical disposal. Maintain compliance with all regulations at the federal, state, and local levels.
• Address routine administrative requirements in a timely fashion.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills (both written and oral). Participate in project team meetings with customers.
• Work closely with manufacturing and GMP operations to coordinate project-related equipment and activities. Assist in the transfer of processes to the manufacturing team.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

• Expert understanding of general chemistry and organic chemistry.
• Understanding of modern organic synthesis reactions, isolations and purification procedures.
• Full understanding of common synthetic organic reaction…