Sr Scientist

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Job Function:
Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical Development

Job Sub Function:
Chemical Research

Job Category:
Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:
Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium

Job Description:

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements.

Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

The department of Chemical Process Research & Development (CPRD) focuses on the development of synthetic methodologies and processes for small molecules, oligonucleotides, peptides and other emerging modalities.

In the group PRD (Process R&D) we currently have open positions for synthetic chemists with a passion for designing the best possible chemistry and processes.

Job description:

The API Process Research and Development (PRD) team generates creative and innovative ideas towards new synthetic routes and solutions that enable large scale manufacturing of target Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients.

Our process chemists team up with engineers, analysts, crystallization-, and safety experts to design the best manufacturing process.

These teams work closely together with the pilot plants and bridge with commercial production.

New chemical processes are developed meeting stringent requirements concerning safety, environment, technology, economy, and quality.

As a result of these endeavours, drug candidates are accelerated through the development pipeline by enabling sufficient supplies of active ingredient in support of clinical trials, registration and finally commercialization.

As a PRD scientist you will be responsible to develop the best possible process and to support the project during the different stages of development.

You will be focusing on inventing new chemistry towards new Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients and translating this chemistry into a process that can be performed in a robust, sustainable and safe way in a large-scale manufacturing plant.

Experience and skills


* PhD in Organic chemistry; post-doc experience is a plus.


* Consistent track record of scientific excellence and successful research in organic chemistry supported by peer-reviewed publications.


* Passionate t...