Process Chemist - 12 month contract

We have a new opportunity for a Process Chemist to join the team at Montrose on a 12-month contract. The Process Chemist provides process chemistry expertise to the site's manufacturing processes and operations. You will contribute to the resolution of technical issues having process chemistry dimensions and make decisions and recommendations using your knowledge, collaborating closely with the other disciplines within MSAT (manufacturing, science and technology); analytical chemistry and process engineering. As a site MSAT process contact, the job holder will be the custodian of the chemistry process and provide a point of focus for all other functions on site relating to that stage and/or product. Close co-operation with manufacturing Operations, Engineering, Quality and Regulatory is essential. The Process Chemist will engage with the supply chain MSAT organisation both through customers and suppliers to ensure the chemistry process provides API of robust quality for input to drug product formulation and that technical issues potentially impacting on supply are properly understood, escalated and managed.,

• Provide support to manufacturing Operations to enable routine day to day manufacture
• Provide support to Quality function to enable informed decisions on non routine matters
• Provide support to EHS function to enable good practice and compliance with legislation
• Provide support to Capital Engineering Projects to ensure adequate design and commissioning of new plant and processes.
• Take technical ownership of API / material & provide technical input to customer sites
• Assume ownership and continuous improvement responsibility of product-related processes in line with cGMP, including ongoing maintenance of Process Guides, batch document templates, Technical Risk Assessments, Product Control Strategy throughout its commercial life, including ongoing data trending and review.
• Support technology transfer for respective products from R&D into manufacturing and subsequent transfers to other sites.
• Support global regulatory change and compliance.
• Ensure the appropriate process for change control is followed.
• Be responsible for the documentation of product / process development history post launch, including Periodic Product Reviews where appropriate., We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.
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• Degree or equivalent in a Chemistry or related discipline
• Analytical ability to diagnose situations and develop solutions.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively across functions and interact with and influence individuals including those where a direct reporting relationship does not exist.
Preferred Qualifications & Skills: Please note the following skills are not necessary, just preferred, if you do not have them, please still apply:
• Demonstrated depth/breadth of knowledge in process chemistry aspects of API support.
  
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