Research Scientist

"Expect to grow", personally and professionally: At Siegfried, we offer exciting challenges and ample opportunities to showcase your talents. As a trusted and respected partner to the pharmaceutical industry, we uphold the highest standards in safety, quality and sustainability, while fostering a culture that empowers you to thrive. Join a rapidly expanding global company, where diverse perspectives and experiences come together in a collaborative environment. Here, you'll find a workplace that values both collective success and your individual contributions—offering long-term opportunities to grow and make an impact.

Your Role

The Senior Research Scientist demonstrates a high level of proficiency and expertise in the designated scientific area. This role contributes to the completion of specific programs and projects. This position plays a major role in the proposal and development of new projects and programs. The Senior Research Scientist II is responsible for (i) conducting a productive experimental program; (ii) coordinating scientific plans, results, and resources effectively between multiple projects; (iii) communicating results and issues within the projects and the organization effectively; and (iv) leading team efforts and providing substantial intellectual contributions to the problems assigned.

Your Profile

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Apply research knowledge to plan and manage complex and/or multiple project(s)/program(s)
• Develop strategies that guide project(s)/program(s)
• Propose new initiatives or policies
• Assist and lead direct reports and team members in problem-solving and new methodology. Leadership in problem-solving may extend beyond team or other scientists and other labs
• May serve as a technical consultant to global project teams
• Work on unusually complex technical problems and provide solutions which are highly innovative and ingenious
• Implement work plans; conduct performance reviews and participate in the disciplinary and grievance process, as needed
• Ensure employees have access to tools and information for career development opportunities and actively participates in employee growth and development
• Plans and delivers on-the-job training
• Assignments are often self-initiated
• Consult and/or make recommendations in the area of research or program policy through effective verbal and written communication about the research project(s)/program(s)
• Co-author/author manuscripts, publications, reports or experimental protocols; serves as primary presenter or author
• Collaborates in the conception and design of original research
• Writes grants, contracts and/or proposals
• Establishes goals and objectives of the project(s)/program(s), sets and changes deadlines
• Plans, assigns and analyzes work of others
• May prepare and manage grants and/or contracts
• Leads multi-faceted research project(s)/program9s)
• May direct others in making modifications
  
  
  

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position does have supervisory responsibilities.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in chemistry or chemical engineering
• Minimum 14-19 years’ relevant experience
  
  
  

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• Master's degree in chemistry or chemical engineering
• Minimum 12-17 years’ relevant experience
  
  
  

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• Ph.D. in relevant or related field
• Minimum 8-14 years’ relevant experience
  
  
  

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Ability to solve problems and develop new methodology
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports and legal documents
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies or members of the business community
• Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format
• Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups and/or boards of directors
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems
• Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, musical notes, etc.,) in its most difficult phases
• Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables
  
  
  

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel; talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Siegfried Acceleration Hub, will explore and provide reasonable accommodations to assist any qualified individual with a disability in performing the essential functions of his/her job. Please speak with HR should you require an accommodation or have any questions.

Your Benefits

401(k)

Health Insurance

Dental/Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

Founded in 1873 in Zofingen, Switzerland, Siegfried has grown into a global network of 16 sites across three continents. With a team of more than 4,200 highly skilled professionals, we take the innovations of our pharmaceutical customers to industrial scale and manufacture safe drugs for patients worldwide. As a fully integrated CDMO, Siegfried is one of the few organizations today that can carry out the development and manufacturing of APIs and finished dosage forms under one roof. This unique combination of know-how and experience makes us the most trusted partner in the pharmaceutical industry.