Chemist R&D

• 16 août 2026 • 100% • Durée indéterminée • Route du Simplon 36, 1902 Evionnaz • Log in to see the jobup.ch salary estimate "Expect to grow", personally and professionally: At Siegfried, we offer exciting challenges and many opportunities to showcase your talents. As a trusted and respected partner to the pharmaceutical industry, we adhere to the highest standards of safety, quality, and sustainability, while fostering a culture that allows you to thrive. Join a growing global company, where diverse perspectives and experiences come together in a collaborative environment. Here, you will find a workplace that values both collective success and your individual contributions—offering long-term opportunities to grow and make an impact. Chemist R&D Your role: As a Senior R&D Chemist, you will play a key role in the development and optimization of robust chemical processes for clinical and commercial pharmaceutical products. Working in a multidisciplinary environment, you will combine scientific expertise, project leadership, and an industrial mindset to provide scalable and sustainable manufacturing solutions. Your responsibilities will include: • Leading the development, optimization, and troubleshooting of chemical manufacturing processes. • Supporting process scale-up and technology transfer from the laboratory to the pilot plant and commercial production. • Driving continuous improvement initiatives to increase process robustness, efficiency, quality, and sustainability. • Applying Quality by Design (QbD), Design of Experiments (DoE), Process Analytical Technology (PAT), and scientific data analysis to accelerate process understanding. • Acting as the technical lead for client projects, providing scientific expertise during technical meetings and discussions with clients. • Collaborating closely with Process Research, Analytical Development, Production, Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs, Engineering, and Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE). • Preparing technical documentation including development reports, risk assessments, technology transfer dossiers, and regulatory support documents. • Identifying innovative technologies and new scientific approaches to strengthen process development capabilities. • Mentoring junior scientists and sharing technical knowledge within the organization. • Contributing to the strategic development of Process Development through innovation, operational excellence, and continuous improvement. Your profile: You are a passionate scientist with solid industrial experience and a collaborative spirit. You enjoy solving complex technical challenges while working in an international and multidisciplinary environment. You bring: • A PhD or a Master's in organic chemistry, process chemistry, or a related scientific discipline. • Significant experience (more than 5 years) in pharmaceutical process development, ideally in a CDMO or GMP manufacturing environment. • Strong expertise in synthetic organic chemistry, reaction mechanisms, process optimization, and scale-up. • Good knowledge of Design of Experiments (DoE), Quality by Design (QbD), Process Analytical Technology (PAT), and statistical data analysis. • Experience in supporting technology transfer from the laboratory to pilot or commercial production. • A solid understanding of GMP requirements and ICH guidelines. • Excellent problem-solving and scientific reasoning skills. • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, including client interactions. • Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining high scientific standards. • Proficiency in English and French.