STA Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a WuXi AppTec company (WuXi STA), is a global leading small molecule pharmaceutical development and manufacturing capability and technology platform company serving the life science industry, with operations in China and the United States. As a premier Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO), STA offers our worldwide partners efficient, flexible and high-quality solutions for small molecule Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) and finished dosage forms.

• A Leading Company of Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization(CDMO)
• The World’s Largest Process Chemistry Team
• To learn the most cutting edge technologies in the pharmaceutical development field
• To work with 200+ global new drug development companies
• Systemic and Multiple Training Programs(Technical/Soft skills/Management)
• Diversified Career Development and Promotion Trails

Job Location:

Pudong District/Jinshan District, Shanghai City / Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province

• Capable of literature search and synthetic route design
• Risk assessment and troubleshooting during project planning and execution
• Lead a group of process R&D scientists and manage at least 2 projects throughout process R&D and manufacturing
• Participate quotation for request for proposal
• Keep tracking on the progress of all the projects including project planning, problem solving and on-time delivery to ensure the success of all projects
• Cooperate with multiple function teams in integrated drug discovery service with focus on API development & manufacturing
• Provide innovation during process R&D
• Prepare documents of process R&D reports, mater batch record and final campaign report
• Familiar with plant operation and GMP guidelines and instruct process chemists to coordinate the production work involving QC, QA, procurement, logistics, operation teams, etc.
• Responsible for equipment reservation and raw materials ordering & tracking for lab R&D and plant production
• Serve as key contact person for communication with clients including but not limited to teleconference meetings, email communications, and written updates
• Train and coach subordinate scientists on organic and process chemistry
• Compliance of company SOP including subordinate

• PhD. in Organic or Medicinal Chemistry
• 2 years of process chemistry experience
• Thorough knowledge of synthetic organic chemistry
• Working knowledge of analytical instrumentation and methods, chemical literature, Office and ChemDraw software and literature searching
• Good verbal and written communication in English
• Demonstrated work ethic, sound judgment, excellent oral and written communication skills and teamwork spirit