Senior Scientist - Chemical Engineer, Chemical Development

AstraZeneca

Macclesfield, United Kingdom
Competitive salary; benefits: private healthcare, ...
Hybrid (minimum three days per week in the office)
Degree or phd in chemical engineering
Experience with unit operations like distillation
Proficiency in modeling software such as aspen
AstraZeneca is seeking a Senior Scientist - Chemical Engineer for their Chemical Development team in Macclesfield, UK. The role focuses on developing and optimizing chemical processes for drug substance manufacture while emphasizing sustainability and collaboration

Job Summary

  • The role involves leading the engineering input to develop, optimize, and scale-up chemical processes for delivering robust and sustainable drug substance manufacture.
  • Candidates will partner with Contract Manufacturing Organisations worldwide to provide engineering input into the scale up and accommodation of processes into external facilities.
  • AstraZeneca offers a competitive salary, private healthcare, generous holiday allowance, and phenomenal training and development opportunities.

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AstraZeneca is seeking a Senior Scientist - Chemical Engineer for their Chemical Development team in Macclesfield, UK. The role focuses on developing and optimizing chemical processes for drug substance manufacture while emphasizing sustainability and collaboration.

Salary

Competitive salary; Benefits: Private healthcare, generous holiday allowance, training opportunities; Bonus/Equity: Not specified

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Degree or PhD in Chemical Engineering
  • Experience with unit operations like distillation
  • Proficiency in modeling software such as Aspen
  • Understanding of GMP and process safety principles

Nice-to-have

  • Experience with AI tools in process development
  • Collaboration with external Contract Manufacturing Organizations
  • Mentoring junior colleagues and students
  • Awareness of sustainable manufacturing practices

Key Requirements

  • PhD or degree in Chemical Engineering
  • Experience in pharmaceutical or fine chemical manufacturing
  • Knowledge of batch and continuous operation

Work Rights

Not specified

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