Technical Development Scientist — Roche
- Location
- Basel
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 4 days ago
Role overview
At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring.
Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally.
This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come.
- At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring.
- Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally.
Application process
- The ideal candidate will have a strong background in crystallization, filtration and drying, and have the ability to apply chemistry and chemical engineering principles to solve challenging problems.
Company and context
- The successful candidate will work in the Particle Design section within the small molecule organization and develop and scale up novel crystallization and precipitation processes in close collaboration with chemistry and formulation colleagues in development and production.
- Additionally, the candidate should have a strong affinity for digitalization to drive innovation and efficiency in process development.
- As part of the crystallization team, you will work in a highly dynamic and cross-functional environment within the PTDC-P organization.
- You will be responsible for developing chemical processes that achieve the necessary purity, crystal form (polymorph) and particle properties.
- The successful candidate is additionally expected to drive research efforts and implement new technologies that solve key CMC problems.
- The position is located at the interface between synthetic and analytical chemistry and formulation and requires close collaboration with functional stakeholders.
- The candidate should exhibit excellent interpersonal skills for effective collaboration with interdisciplinary teams and demonstrate a solid understanding of end-to-end process development for small molecules.
- Frequent presentations and team interactions are expected.
- The candidate will also be responsible for authoring filing documents to regulatory authorities. The Opportunity
- Design, optimize, and scale phase-appropriate crystallization, precipitation, and isolation processes under non-GMP and cGMP conditions to achieve target purity, crystal forms (polymorphs), and physical particle attributes.
Additional details
- Join Roche, where every voice matters.
- The candidate will also be responsible for authoring filing documents to regulatory authorities.
- Actively contribute to and advance the internal and external scientific community by sharing technical expertise, presenting research findings, and implementing cutting-edge technologies.
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Questions about this listing
What salary does Roche offer for this role?
Roche lists CHF 72'500 - 110'500 gross per year for this position in Basel. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Roche offer?
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