Senior Scientist Analytical Chemistry
Job Introduction
Senior Scientist Analytical Chemistry
Hoddesdon
Pharmaron is a global CRO helping pharma and biotech companies bring new therapies to life. With over 25,000 employees worldwide across 23 locations in the US, UK and China, we support drug discovery through to manufacturing with fully integrated, high-quality services.
We’re proud of the impact we make and just last year, we supported over 780 discovery projects, 1,000+ CMC programmes, and 1,000+ clinical trials across all phases. Our teams are involved in everything from small molecules to biologics and gene therapies, and we work with more than 3,000 global customers. To learn more, visit .
Is this you?
Are you the person your team turns to when an HPLC method won’t behave? Do you enjoy taking a tricky separation from “it can’t be done” to a validated, robust method? If so, we’d love to hear from you.
We’re looking for a Senior Scientist in Analytical Chemistry with strong HPLC expertise, ideally alongside GC, SFC, NMR or other techniques used to characterise APIs. You’ll support our chemistry projects, develop and validate analytical methods, act as the go-to expert on characterising Starting Materials, Intermediates and APIs, and work hand in hand with our Process Chemistry colleagues.
What’s In It For You At Pharmaron
- A vibrant, dynamic place to work: we’re a highly specialised, growing company in a critical sector of the economy. Our future is strong and exciting, and you can be part of it.
- Room to grow: our rapid growth means more opportunities for you to learn, develop and progress faster.
- A team that has your back: we support each other and enjoy what we do. After all, you spend about a third of your time here!
What You’ll Bring
- A PhD in Analytical Chemistry or a related scientific discipline, or a BSc with several years’ relevant experience in an Analytical Chemistry laboratory
- Significant expertise in developing and troubleshooting HPLC methods
- In-depth, hands-on and up-to-date knowledge of other analytical methodologies
- An understanding of other chromatographic separation techniques such as SFC and/or GC
- A strong scientific track record you’re proud of
What You’ll Be Doing
- Developing, troubleshooting and validating HPLC methods
- Working within project teams to tight deadlines
- Planning and prioritising your own work with minimal supervision
- Stepping in to learn new techniques whenever a project needs it
- Solving complex scientific problems
- Working effectively in a GMP laboratory
- Presenting your scientific work to clients in progress meetings
Who we are “We are a dynamic, fast-growing company, with an enviable reputation for leading edge science, offering contract research services to some of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies, solving what were believed to be unsolvable scientific challenges.”
We relentlessly push the boundaries of scientific excellence to deliver solutions for our clients, always ethically and with integrity. We take pride in our professionalism and in giving our very best every time.
Where you’ll work Picture yourself on our Hoddesdon campus in Hertfordshire: several purpose-built scientific and administrative buildings, a dedicated conference area and more than 5,000 m² of premier R&D space. It’s home to established Process Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Product Development and Drug Discovery teams, with state-of-the-art GMP facilities for API development, Oral Solid Dose manufacture, formulation development and process chemistry. It’s a highly supportive, team-focused environment where you can develop and fulfil your true potential.
Your team
Our Analytical Chemistry team supports other chemistry functions and our science partners with advanced analytical solutions that help move medicines to market. Here you’ll:
- Gain exposure to a wide range of modern techniques, including UHPLC, NMR and GC-MS
- Experience both early- and late-phase pharmaceutical development
- Apply your problem-solving skills across a wide variety of R&D projects
- Develop and validate modern methods for testing raw materials, intermediates, APIs and material characterisation
- Explore further opportunities in polymorph screening, crystallisation optimisation and pre-formulation development
Why should you apply?
- Make a real impact: your work will directly shape our Early and Late Stage API development projects.
- Build your career your way: in a highly scientific environment that sets and commits to the highest standards of Chemistry, with space to show leadership and ambition and grow with the department.
- Join people who love a challenge: a team that supports each other, embraces technical problems and puts excellence at the heart of everything we do.
