Senior Principal Scientist Process Chemistry | Senior Scientist Process Chemistry (m/f/d)

Bayer AG

Wuppertal, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
Published Oct 9, 2025
Full-time
Permanent

Job Summary

The Senior Principal Scientist in Process Chemistry is responsible for leading the development and optimization of chemical processes, focusing on enhancing yield, quality, and cost-effectiveness for small molecules, protein conjugates, and peptides. Day-to-day tasks involve contributing to internal and external process transfers (scale-up) from labs to production sites, ensuring compliance with rigorous safety regulations, and providing expert scientific guidance to laboratory teams. A key part of the role is driving innovation by evaluating and implementing cutting-edge chemical technologies and methods, maintaining comprehensive documentation, and presenting findings to stakeholders and external communities. This role requires a PhD in Organic Chemistry, extensive expertise in industrial process chemistry and API development, strong project management capabilities, and fluency in both German and English, offering a unique opportunity to drive synthetic chemistry excellence within a leading pharmaceutical division.

Required Skills

Education

PhD in Organic Chemistry or related discipline

Experience

  • Extensive expertise in industrial process chemistry and chemical API development
  • Professional experience in chemical process development and optimization
  • Demonstrated creativity and independence in solving complex scientific problems

Languages

German (Fluent)English (Fluent)

Additional

  • Not specified