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Curia provides global contract research and manufacturing services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.

The Research Scientist I’s principal responsibility is to manufacture batches of intermediates and APIs under cGMP protocols.

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 & more!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Adapt internal or customer supplied procedures to cGMP production operations

• Demonstrate proficiency in synthesizing known compounds efficiently using in-house batch record procedures on a multi-kilogram scale

• Perform thorough cleaning and sanitization of all manufacturing spaces prior to commissioning for use.

• Assist with all aspects of a cGMP manufacturing campaign, including batch record review, safety evaluations, material procurement, equipment ordering/set up/cleaning and execution of the chemical operations.

• Perform execution of projects within tight timelines to maintain customer and internal demands. This often requires operations outside of a regular 40 hours/week.

• Assist other personnel with execution of projects, even when not directly assigned

• Assist in troubleshooting activities including running additional experiments, data mining, or literature searches.

• Maintain familiarity with all cGMP SOPs and ensure compliance during production

• Ensure that all equipment is operated according to cGMP SOPs

• Maintain familiarity with the Chemical Hygiene Plan. Follow responsible actions regarding chemical disposal.

• Conduct laboratory operations in a safe manner. Exhibit safety awareness and safe work practices. Learn the particular hazards associated with all chemical processes that are assigned and take the appropriate precautions to setup equipment properly and execute all operations safely.

• Supervise and train production technicians/laboratory aides, as appropriate

• Write interim and final production reports as required

• Routinely discuss with supervisor/other departments/customer the status of the assigned programs and potential problems/solutions

• Coordinate production schedule with other departments including Quality Assurance, Analytical services, and Chemical development.

• Perform investigations, documentation, and closure of all quality events related to production.

• Create and update cGMP SOPs as needed per guidance provided by quality personnel and Quality Assurance

• Assist in the general operation of the small scale cGMP labs, including maintaining log books and tracking inventory.

• Help to ensure that the cGMP laboratory space maintains its compliance by scheduling and/or arranging for testing of the systems or environment

• Manage workload and time to perform multiple projects effectively, and ensure all necessary paperwork is completed on a timely basis.

• Recommend and implement methods to continually improve and increase the quality of products and/or service

Supervisory Responsibilities

This role has a potential to supervise production technicians/laboratory aides.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree with major in chemistry or chemistry adjacent field or equivalent industrial experience

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Chemical Hygiene training

• Ability to read and interpret internally generated reports and procedures

• Ability to read and comply with internally generated SOPs for cGMP compliance

• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies or members of the business community

• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations

• Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems

• Ability to deal with simple nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, etc.)

• Ability to understand a mechanical system in regards to execution of chemistry using standard kilo lab glassware, reactors, and equipment.

• Ability to use office suite to schedule meetings, organize data, and author and issue reports to management and customers

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to handle or feel; talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is required to stand, walk, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.

Salary: $57,000.00 a year

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. Curia is an E-Verify employer.

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