Pilot Plant Chemist

Pilot Plant Chemist / Organic Chemist – Process Chemistry R&D, CMC

Lundbeck’s passion links to our purpose about restoring brain health so every person can be their best. We strive to make a real difference to patients. By developing innovative treatments, we improve the lives of people living with brain diseases. Your dedication is crucial. That is why you can expect us to be committed to your progress, so you can stay committed to ours.

Would you like to work at the absolute forefront of process chemistry in the pharmaceutical industry – if yes, please continue reading.

Are you a highly motivated and skilled organic chemist, who has a talent for process chemistry – then we have the job for you at Lundbeck’s CMC API Pilot Plants at Sjællands Odde (approx. 1 hour from Copenhagen or 40 min from Roskilde).

As a Pilot Plant Chemist in Chemical Production Management, you will become part of Process Chemistry R&D within the CMC area. The team is responsible for implementation of new chemical processes from our development pipeline to pilot plant, as well as having the responsibility for manufacture of API (small molecule) for clinical trials. You will gain unique insights into the drug development value chain as well a broad network within the CMC organisation.

Your job

As our new Pilot Plant Chemist, you will be working closely together with the other highly skilled colleagues in the route design and safety chemistry laboratory, as well as synthetic technicians in the pilot plants. You will also be managing a broad network of stakeholders within analytical development, QA, engineering, and the health and safety organization.

Your main responsibilities are expected to be:

• Implementation of new processes from laboratory scale to pilot plants
• Preparation and review of documentation for GMP and non-GMP API manufacture
• Support the daily operation of the pilot plant and troubleshooting
• Handling of activities associated with maintaining the quality system of the GMP facilities 

You will work independently on smaller projects and tasks, as well as work in teams on larger projects.

This job is expected to provide valuable insights to process chemistry and drug development, while working in a dynamic and agile organisation.

We offer

Lundbeck offers you good development opportunities in an organization that works cross-functionally in an innovative environment. You will be part of a company with an active improvement culture and an ambition to have state-of-the-art know-how within technical facilities, project management and process development in the pharmaceutical industry.

For Lundbeck it is the employees and their knowledge, which is our most important asset. Lundbeck offers free and flexible working conditions and opportunities so that the individual can shape his/her own job role.

Qualifications and competencies

Our preferred candidate has the following personal and professional attributes:

• Preferably, you have a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry
• You have a good understanding of organic synthesis
• You enjoy combining theory with practical assignments
• You are a team player, yet capable of individually driving for results  
• You excel at planning and executing your work and strive to achieve deadlines
• It is an advantage if you are familiar with GMP and SAP
• You are agile and result-oriented
• You are fluent in Danish (required for this position) and English

Further information

For further information, please contact Senior Manager Hao Jiang on +45 30 83 80 31

We also recommend that you have a look at our website www.lundbeck.com

Your application

Please click on the link below to apply for the job. Applications must be received no later than April 1st, 2021 and should include a cover letter and curriculum vitae. Application should be written in Danish or English.

Interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis - as applications are received.

Lundbeck is a global pharmaceutical company specialized in brain diseases. For more than 70 years, we have been at the forefront of neuroscience research. We are tirelessly dedicated to restoring brain health, so every person can be their best. 

Billions of people worldwide live with brain diseases – complex conditions often invisible to others that nonetheless take a tremendous toll on individuals, families and societies. We are committed to fighting stigma and discrimination against people living with brain diseases and advocating for broader social acceptance of people with brain health conditions. Every day, we strive for improved treatment and a better life for people living with brain disease.  

We have approximately 5,600 employees in more than 50 countries, and our products are available in more than 100 countries. Our research programs tackle some of the most complex challenges in neuroscience, and our pipeline is focused on bringing forward transformative treatments for which there are few, if any therapeutic options. We have research facilities in Denmark and the United States, and our production facilities are located in Denmark, France, and Italy. Lundbeck generated revenue of DKK 17.7 billion in 2020 (EUR 2.4 billion; USD 2.7 billion). 

For additional information, we encourage you to visit our corporate site www.lundbeck.com and connect with us on Instagram (h_lundbeck), Twitter at @Lundbeck and via LinkedIn.  

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