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Your role as a Process Chemist will give you valuable hands on experience for working in the field of synthetic organic chemistry. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team of analytical scientists, material scientists and synthetic organic chemists. In this role you will be undertaking synthetic organic chemistry experiments to support process improvements, route changes, mimic plant conditions for new chemical entities, impurity synthesis and impurity process mapping, etc.
Key roles and responsibilities
- Developing process improvements to existing manufacturing processes to maximise yields, reduce cycle times, processing costs and to minimise waste.
- Redeveloping processes in order to improve process safety and maintain compliance with modern REACH regulations.
- Improving process understanding and process robustness
- Synthesising novel analytical impurity standards.
- Supporting and troubleshooting processing issues encountered during the manufacture of commercial products.
You will be applying the skills you already have and developing new skills such as; team working, problem solving and building relationships. You will work with and learn from an experienced team of analysts and scientists; they will coach and mentor you during your year to help you achieve your potential.
You’ll need:
- To be well-organised
- A strong interest in organic chemistry
- To be a team player
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to demonstrate qualities aligned with GSK Values and Expectations.
Location and Role
Montrose
Montrose is a 45-acre primary manufacturing site, located in the North East of Scotland by the sea. At this site, fourteen different active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) are manufactured into a variety of formats (tablets, inhalers, creams etc.) for use in respiratory, HIV and other products.
During your placement you will gain valuable experience as a process chemist including:
- The routine use of laboratory equipment including automated CLR equipment (LARA and ATLAS systems).
- Learning key laboratory procedures including reaction set up, distillations, crystallisations, drying, and column chromatography purification techniques.
- The use of search engines including SciFinder to conduct literature searches to aid process development.
- Analysing test results, data and writing technical reports
- The use and interpretation of key analytical techniques including HPLC, NMR, LCMS, IR and Karl Fischer.
You will also gain practical experience in spectroscopic characterisation (NMR/ FTIR and MS), reaction monitoring (open access HPLC), COSHH and the regulatory aspects inherent in an active pharmaceutical environment.
Degree Requirements
Must be studying an undergraduate degree in Chemistry.
You will have completed a minimum of 2 years of your undergraduate degree but will not have graduated at the start of your placement. You will be expected to provide evidence from your university to show you will be an undergraduate student for the duration of the placement year.
Benefits
- A salary of £21,000, plus a bonus
- Access to GSK resources such as employee assistance programmes, private healthcare, and training and development.
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Need help with your application?
Please email us at gskplacements@srgtalent.com and let us know how we can help you. Or email us your number and we’ll call you back. We’ll make all reasonable modifications to support you throughout the recruitment process and we’ll treat all information you give us in confidence. Please get in touch to help us process your application as soon as possible.
