Permanent
Senior Scientist/Associate Principal Scientist - Process Chemistry
Talentmark
Cardiff
Posted: 17 October 2026 (Yesterday)
Closing date: 15 November 2026
Ref: 225736772
Talentmark are recruiting for a Senior Scientist/Associate Principal Scientist - Process Chemistry on behalf of a growing drug development partner who support clients across the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors. This role will be based in Cardiff, on a permanent basis.-
Responsibilities:
- Working collaboratively on a range of client programmes, applying technical expertise to solve challenging problems across drug discovery and development.
- Technically leading projects/work packages for our customers, under the guidance of a senior manager.
- Designing experimental work for yourself, and other scientists (as required), conducting laboratory work and interpreting results to draw conclusions.
- Applying scientific judgement to troubleshoot and solve technical challenges.
- Delivering project milestones to agreed timelines and quality standards.
- Presenting data clearly to project teams and clients, both written and verbal.
- Supporting and mentoring more junior Scientists.
- Maintaining excellent standards of documentation, data integrity, and laboratory safety.
Your Background:
- Educated to MSc or PhD level in a relevant chemistry field.
- Significant relevant industry experience in process chemistry in drug discovery.
- Experience with late-stage process optimisation, encompassing activities such as impurity fate and purge, PAR/NOR studies, robustness studies, technology transfer and/or support of manufacturing campaigns.
- Experience in a CRO environment would be beneficial.
- Strong experimental design and data interpretation skills.
- The ability to work independently while contributing effectively to teams.
Apply:
It is essential all applicants hold entitlement to work in the UK. Please quote job reference 71494 in all correspondence.
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