Senior Analytical Scientist

About This Role

The Senior Analytical Scientist performs qualitative and quantitative analyses of compounds, including drug substances, drug product intermediates, and drug products, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. This role involves recommending analytical characterization packages, controlling data quality, and promoting scientific excellence and innovation in the Analytical area.

Responsibilities

• Perform project analytical tasks for complex projects, including method development, method and specification creation, and method transfer, protocols, and reports preparation
• Support others on identical activities
• Solve complex project analytical problems
• Determine the amount of work/effort required to accomplish a scope of work and propose solutions that meet and exceed the client
• Discuss actively with customers on technical and scientific issues
• Supervise the activities of less experienced colleagues in the work group
• Prepare and discuss complex product specifications
• Conduct and supervise analytical investigations and contribute to the definition and implementation of corrective actions
• Support audits and client visits
• Evaluate and approve materials, supplier/qualification
• Provide training internally and to other areas as required
• Master Analytical Chemistry processes and tools
• Manage complex projects/analysis with significant impact on business
• Make quality and timely decisions based on multiple sources of data
• Manage risk and uncertainty; anticipate and escalate roadblocks in order to prevent deviations to the goals
• Execute professional activities in compliance with GMP and HSE guidelines, internal and external requirements as well as promote the implementation and maintenance of Hovione
• Carry out assigned tasks and duties in a safe manner, in accordance with instructions, and to comply with environmental, health & safety rules/procedures, regulations and codes of practice

Requirements

• PhD qualification in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences or in similar Chemistry/ Biochemistry/ Health Sciences fields
• Typically requires 5-8 years of relevant experience in Analytical Chemistry and /or Scientific background in relevant field (PhD considered as relevant experience) preferably in the Pharmaceutical Industry
• Advanced understanding and knowledge of scientific domains relevant to the pharma industry and with the ability to solve complex problems
• Fluency in English is a requirement
• Computer literate with good working knowledge of the MS Office package
• Must have the Knowledge, Experience and Skills to conduct their tasks in accordance with the rules and procedures set down

About the Company

Hovione helps partners turn scientific innovation into medicines that reach patients around the world, connecting science, technology, and manufacturing to scale complex ideas into high-quality and innovative solutions. As an international Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO), Hovione supports the development and manufacture of drug substances, intermediates, and drug products across the full life cycle. It is globally recognized for its leadership in specialized technologies such as Spray Drying and Continuous Tableting, with a global and diverse team of more than 2,600 team members across Europe, the USA, and Asia.