TALENT PIPELINE - Crystallisation / Solid State Scientist - Future Opportunities in Edinburgh, Scotl - Military veterans preferred

Cambrex


TALENT PIPELINE - Crystallisation / Solid State Scientist - Future Opportunities in Edinburgh, Scotland

UK--Edinburgh

Job ID: 2025-4408
Type: Regular Full-Time
Category: Quality Control
Cambrex - Edinburgh

Overview

Thank you for considering a future opportunity with Cambrex! If you are interested in joining our team but don't see a current role that fits your background, please submit your resume here. If we have future opportunities that match your skillset, we will contact you.

While we are not currently hiring for a role linked to this specific posting, we would love to connect with talented individuals who are interested in potential future positions. By joining this talent pipeline, you will be the first to be notified when suitable opportunities arise within our Crystallisation / Solid State Characterization function.

Cambrex's Crystallization / Solid State Scientist positions will be on-site in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Sample Job Description:

Job Summary

The main purpose of the Crystallisation Scientist is to carry out crystallisation scale-up development projects to the highest technical standards, on the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) of SFS clients.  These projects will be progressed from multi gram scale up to kilogram scale, where the process will be technology transferred to full scale manufacturing.  Also, to facilitate closure of projects with minimal lead-time, whilst maintaining compliance to quality and safety systems, so that clients can progress development of their product / API.

Duties and Responsibilities

• The Crystallisation Scientist is responsible for the organisation and performance of all crystallisation process development projects including characterisation of samples generated and provided by clients.  The crystallisation scientist is expected to deal with a demanding and unrelenting workload whilst maintaining a high standard of work. As such, they must be well organised and capable of prioritising and responding to a number of deliverables from a range of clients.
• The Crystallisation Scientist is expected to be competent in the underlying science of process and scale-up crystallisation, having experience of crystallisation pathways such as cooling crystallisation, anti-solvent crystallisation etc. at gram and ideally kg scale.
• The Crystallisation Scientist is expected to be experienced in using controlled lab reactors (CLRs) in conjunction with heater/chiller units and overhead stirrers to manipulate crystallisation systems to optimise: purities, yields, particle size distributions or any other client specific objectives.
• A working knowledge of current PAT technology is required, such as Blaze metric, FBRM, Raman and others. This is essential to understand and characterise the crystallisation system and MSZW (metastable zone width) for further optimisation and eventually technology transfer.
• The Crystallisation Scientist is expected to be competent in a wide variety of analyses using an extensive range of different techniques including specialist areas such as – DVS; XRPD; TG/DTA; DSC and more general areas including spectroscopic and wet chemistry methods.

Skills and Competencies

• Possess excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Be well organised and able to manage high workloads.
• Able to meet deadlines and plan one’s own work effectively.
• Possess good problem-solving skills.
• Be commercially aware of business development needs.

Education, Experience, and Other Qualifications

• Masters / PhD in chemistry or chemical engineering.
• 2-5 years of experience preferred.
• Familiar with working within ISO9001 and/or cGMP quality standards.
• Experience in working independently and within a team in an R&D environment.
• Experience with working safely in a lab environment and adhering to local SHE policies.
• Able to participate in client meetings and discuss technical data clearly and succinctly.

Supervision Received: 

Works under limited supervision.

Physical Demands, Work Environment, and Travel

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear and smell. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and stoop, The employee must be able to regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required.

Environment and Protective Equipment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually very quiet.

Travel:  

Little to no expected travel time.

LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMER

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required for the position.

All job requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.  Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position.  Employees will be required to follow job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws.

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills, and/or abilities.  To perform the job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently.

All requirements are subject to possible modifications to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

Cambrex is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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