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A Process Development Scientist is a professional who designs, develops, and optimizes processes for manufacturing products, typically in industries like pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, or chemicals. Their work involves scaling up laboratory procedures to full production, improving efficiency, ensuring quality, and meeting regulatory standards. They collaborate with research, engineering, and manufacturing teams to implement new processes or refine existing ones. Process Development Scientists play a critical role in bringing new products from the research phase to commercial production while maintaining safety and compliance.

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To thrive as a Process Development Scientist, you need a background in chemistry, biochemistry, or chemical engineering, supported by at least a bachelor’s (often master’s or PhD) degree and experience in laboratory research. Familiarity with analytical instrumentation (such as HPLC, GC, and mass spectrometry), process modeling software, and relevant regulatory standards is crucial. Strong problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills help drive innovation and coordinate with cross-functional teams. These skills ensure the efficient development and scale-up of robust, safe, and cost-effective processes in pharmaceutical, biotech, or chemical manufacturing environments.

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Process Development Scientists often encounter challenges when transitioning processes from the laboratory to large-scale production. These can include maintaining product quality and consistency, optimizing yields, and ensuring that processes are cost-effective at scale. Addressing equipment differences, process variability, and regulatory compliance are also common hurdles. Collaboration with engineers, manufacturing teams, and quality assurance professionals is essential to successfully navigate these challenges and achieve scalable, robust processes.
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Synthetic DNA Process Development Scientist

Eurofins Scientific

Louisville, KY • On-site

Full-time

Re-posted 24 days ago

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Company rating: 7.4 out of 10

Based on 180 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

68th of 120 rated laboratories

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Company Description

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins works with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate. Eurofins is the global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in agroscience Contract Research Organisation services. Eurofins is one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies, as well as having an emerging global presence in Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisations. The Group also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products. In over just 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 55,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of 900 laboratories in over 50 countries. Eurofins offers a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.

Job Description

Position Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Organic Chemist with expertise in oligonucleotide synthesis and purification to support process development and manufacturing. This role focuses on developing, optimizing, and scaling chemical processes for high-throughput and high-quality oligonucleotide production.

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, and optimize chemical synthesis processes for nucleotides and oligonucleotides

  Process development and scale-up from R&D to manufacturing

Develop and improve oligonucleotide purification processes (e.g., HPLC, ion-exchange, desalting)

Troubleshoot synthesis and purification challenges to improve yield and purity

Collaborate with manufacturing, QC, and engineering for process transfer

Evaluate new chemistries and technologies

Author SOPs, batch records, and technical reports

Ensure compliance with quality systems

Mentor lab technicians

Qualifications

Ph.D. or Master's degree in Organic Chemistry or related field (required)

Minimum 5 years of industrial experience in chemical synthesis

Experience with solid-phase oligonucleotide synthesis

Experience in oligonucleotide purification process development

Strong analytical skills (HPLC, LC-MS)

Experience scaling processes to manufacturing

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in GMP or regulated environments

Familiarity with automated DNA/RNA synthesizers

Knowledge of modified nucleotides

Experience in high-throughput oligo production

Work Environment

Fast-paced, collaborative environment

Ability to manage multiple priorities

Occasional off-hours support as needed

Work Schedule

Location: Louisville, KY

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Weekend Work as needed

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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Scientific research and development services, biotechnology research and development and environmental consulting services

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

Leacock, PA, US

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