Team Leader Process Development

Jiuzhou Pharma Europe is a subsidiary of Jiuzhou Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, a leading small CDMO company with facilities in the United States, Germany, Japan and China. The site in Konstanz offers chemical process development services to customers with challenging synthesis problems. The site was established in 2024 and has been growing ever since. We are looking for a new colleague to join our synthetic chemistry team to bring their experience to the delivery of projects and the development of the chemistry team.

Position Description

• Responsible for leading highly technical chemical development projects in a customer-facing role, coordinate internal project team(s) ensuring successful project deliveries with respect to scientific quality, timelines, prioritization, risk management, and high customer satisfaction
• Responsible for the line management of a team of scientists
• Using their technical expertise to propose new, innovative solutions to various organic chemistry problems and realize them in the laboratory
• Clearly present and communicate results to customers, represent their own project on customer meetings, drive strategic discussions with customers
• Documents their experimental work at a high standard and in compliance with set expectations
• Mentors team members in process development, expert internal consultant for chemical development related questions
• Maintains a safe and tidy work environment in their own work area, complying with all Health and Safety rules and expectations
• Supports Business Development efforts as required, to attract customers and new projects
• Fosters a collaborative, accountable, and high-performance team culture through mentoring, talent development, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement initiatives

Technical Requirements

• Synthetic laboratory skills: Expert at carrying out laboratory scale experiments (from reactions to isolations) in organic synthesis, high quality experimental work and data collection skills
• Practical experience with scaling up chemical processes beyond laboratory scale and transferring processes to manufacturing
• Practical experience with executing chemistry on kilolab scale is an advantage.
• Expert at analyzing analytical data: NMR, GC-(MS), LC-(MS), with user level experience in all areas
• Expert level data analysis, documentation and reporting skills
• Proficient in MS Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, etc.) and scientific software
• Basic understanding of process safety techniques is a plus
• Motivator: with proactive attitude leads and motivates colleagues around them
• Ownership: owns their area of responsibilities, independently and proactively organizes ways of working to suit team goals
• Development: enjoys developing people in their professional life, actively mentors and coaches people in all aspects of work, shares their experience with others
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to align interdisciplinary teams and build trusted customer relationships

Experience

• PhD in Synthetic Organic Chemistry with 5+ years of experience in pharmaceutical process development
• Professional proficiency in English. Willingness to learn German.
• Good understanding of phase appropriate CMC development requirements in the pharmaceutical industry
• Experience with kinetics, high throughput experimentation, continuous processing, PAT or technology transfer is a plus
• Line management experience is beneficial