We are currently looking for a Chemist Development to join us on a 1-year contract at our site in St. Gallen. In this position you will be directly reporting to a Process Development Chemist Team Lead and be responsible for the development of synthetic organic chemistry for transfer into pharmaceutical production. Your main responsibilities will include the independent execution and documentation of syntheses and analytical tests, process development and production support for existing and new products as well as qualification and maintenance of laboratory equipment.

Key Tasks

• Independent planning, execution, documentation and reporting of small development projects
  
• Representation of the entire department in cross-departmental project groups

• Completed apprenticeship as a laboratory technician (EFZ) or comparable education with > 8 years professional experience or
  
• Bachelor's degree in chemistry with 3-5 years professional experience or
  
• Master's degree in chemistry or comparable field
  
• Experience in drafting reports and presentations for internal and external stakeholders
  
• Experience with organic synthesis and optimization of reactions, knowledge in design of experiments and cGMP as well as process transfer and scale-up is preferred.
  
• Experience with HPLC, GC and other instrumental analytics
  
• Diligent and independent person with the desire to do hands-on chemistry in the laboratory and evaluate the results.
  
• Team player motivated to engage with multidisciplinary teams
  
• Business fluent in English and B level German.
  
• Excellent computer skills (e.g. MS Office, especially Excel; tiamoTM, Revvity Signals Notebook)