Senior Principal Scientist Process Chemistry (m/f/d)

At Bayer we’re visionaries, driven to solve the world’s toughest challenges and striving for a world where ,Health for all, Hunger for none’ is no longer a dream, but a real possibility. We’re doing it with energy, curiosity and sheer dedication, always learning from unique perspectives of those around us, expanding our thinking, growing our capabilities and redefining ‘impossible’. There are so many reasons to join us. If you’re hungry to build a varied and meaningful career in a community of brilliant and diverse minds to make a real difference, there’s only one choice.

Senior Principal Scientist Process Chemistry (m/f/d) 

As a Senior Principal Scientist Process Chemistry, you will lead API development, industrialization, and life cycle management activities across the value chain. You will work closely with stakeholders from across the product supply organization to develop sound manufacturing and life cycle management strategies, providing scientific input and guidance to product teams. Your expertise will drive cross-functional best practice initiatives and ensure competitiveness of production processes through the application of new chemical technologies and methods.

Your Tasks And Responsibilities

• Lead API development, industrialization, and life cycle management activities across the value chain
• Collaborate with product teams and stakeholders across product supply to develop manufacturing and life cycle management strategies
• Provide scientific input and guidance to product teams and engage within CMC community to maintain and expand skills in API development
• Define future technical and regulatory strategies and concepts as representative for Drug Substance Small Molecules in cross-functional teams
• Initiate and engage in cross-functional best practice initiatives (e.g. transfers, life cycle management)
• Develop and optimize chemical processes for small molecules and synthetic modalities
• Evaluate and apply new chemical technologies and methods to ensure competitiveness
• Guide laboratory teams ensuring compliance with safety regulations
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of experimental procedures, results, and protocols
• Present findings and progress updates to internal stakeholders and at external conferences
• You co-shape way of working within Process Chemistry, embracing our Dynamic Shared Ownership operating model

Who You Are

• Hold a PhD in organic chemistry or a related discipline with profound expertise in industrial process chemistry and chemical API development
• Significant submission, supply, and launch experience for chemical APIs
• Excellent knowledge of classical small molecules or new modalities and experience with external collaborations
• Profound understanding of key value drivers for API industrialization
• Strategic thinker with the ability to evaluate multiple options and integrate stakeholder perspectives
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills, able to build trustful relationships and motivate team members
• Excellent presentation and communication skills across multiple levels within and outside the organization
• Fluent in German and English, both verbal and written

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Your Application

This is your opportunity to tackle the world’s biggest challenges with us: Maintaining our health, feeding growing populations and slowing the rate of climate change. You have a voice, ideas and perspectives and we want to hear them. Because our success begins with you. Be part of something big. Be Bayer.

Bayer welcomes applications from all individuals, regardless of race, national origin, gender, age, physical characteristics, social origin, disability, union membership, religion, family status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or any unlawful criterion under applicable law. We are committed to treating all applicants fairly and avoiding discrimination.
 

• Location:           ​​ ​   Germany : North Rhine Westfalia : Wuppertal-Elberfeld​
• ​​Division: ​               Pharmaceuticals​
• Reference Code:  854163​