Hobson Prior are looking for an Associate Chemistry Manager to join a leading pharmaceutical organisation focused on recognising and developing new mechanism antibiotics for the treatment of serious infections. You will join the CMC team to work within a vibrant development environment, working with the Director, API to provide operational and technical oversight on all chemistry activities across the organisation.

Job Responsibilities:

• Contribute to all of the organisation's chemistry activities, such as design of new synthetic routes, processes suitable for scale up manufacture, specifications definitions etc.
• To define and implement API development and manufacturing strategy to fulfil project requirement.
• Assists in planning and execution of Chemistry activities
• Assess and manage chemistry process risks arising from scale, equipment or process changes.
• To develop effective working relationships with the organisations project team members and external Contract Manufacturing Organisations.
• Management of API CDMOs to enable successful outcomes.
• Authoring/reviewing of module 3 for global submission
• Support API syntheses development whilst providing clear and concise updates of your results to the project team.
• Work in close partnership with analysts, formulation scientists, GMP QA, RA and cross-functionally.
• Support CMC sub teams and programs.
• Provides detailed chemistry reports for projects and external briefing documents and publications.

Key Skills:

• Excellent analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication (verbal and written) and influencing skills.
• Good information management.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to work individually, within a multi-disciplinary team, as well as with external partners and regulators.
• Understands the dynamic and requirements of working in a small company.
• A track record of delivering to deadlines.

Requirements:

• A minimum of 5+ years Chemistry experience.
• A minimum of a MSc or PhD in synthetic organic chemistry, medicinal chemistry or a related subject.
• Experience of chemical process development and support to scale up and experience in designing new route of access of molecules.
• Prior experience in supporting development for GMP manufacturing.
• Experience with managing activities at CMO along with early and late stage/commercial biopharmaceutical drug programs.
• Awareness of a range of analytical technique and knowledgeable with NMR, HPLC and MS for structural determination.

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