Job Description

We are currently seeking a Sr Research Associate - Process Chemist for a contract role with one of our clients in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Duration: 10 Months Contract
Job Title: Sr Research Associate - Process Chemist
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Responsibilities:

• Plan and safely execute assigned experiments, with increasing independence, which support Process Development activities and project goals.
• Make key observations during reaction, work-up and isolation.
• Interpret data effectively, draw conclusions, summarize results and communicate to project and leadership teams.
• Demonstrate an ability to recognize anomalous or inconsistent results.
• Recommend alternatives, research new methods and techniques, and proactively seek out senior personnel to discuss potential solutions to problems.
• Provide regular updates (written and verbal) to the project team supervision.
• Use strong verbal communication and interpersonal skills to provide insight into the processes used to achieve experimental results.
• Work with collaborative communication and problem-solving spirit.

Qualifications:

• BSc in Chemistry and 2+ years of experience (Organic Chemistry focused) or

MSc in Organic Chemistry (or related discipline).

• Familiarity with modern purification and analytical techniques, including HPLC, NMR, mass spec.
• Well-versed in job related software (e.g. Chemdraw, Client Word/Excel/PowerPoint) and scientific literature searching tools (SciFinder, Reaxys, etc.).
• Strong desire to work in multi-disciplinary teams, learn new skills and proactively solve problems.
• Previous experience in manufacturing under GMP is an asset but not required.

Regards,
Mohammad Wasif Farooqui
289.274.2099

Artech Information Systems