Senior Scientist

We would love to welcome you in our team in Berlin as

Senior Scientist Chemistry (m/f/d)

(100%; permanent)

About Idorsia

The purpose of Idorsia is to discover, develop and bring more innovative medicines to patients. We have more ideas; we see more opportunities and we want to help more patients. In order to achieve this, we would like to develop Idorsia into one of Europe’s leading biopharmaceutical companies, with a strong scientific core.

Idorsia is headquartered in Switzerland and has already established commercial operations in the US, Canada and major strategic locations in Europe.

The biotechnology company Idorsia (Berlin) Pharmaceuticals GmbH, located in Berlin is a fully owned affiliate of Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Limited since July 2020 and is developing innovative vaccines based on glycoconjugate technology.

For more information see www.idorsia.com

Job Profile

The role will be responsible for the following tasks: 

• Design and synthesize novel glycan based synthetic carbohydrate, lipid and peptide compounds  
• Perform reactions on laboratory scale (mg to multi gram)
• Monitor reaction progress using TLC, LC-MS, NMR etc and interpret reaction monitoring data
• Purification of reaction products using standard techniques e.g. (automated) column chromatography, prep. HPLC, crystallization or distillation 
• Perform compound analysis (e.g. TLC, LC-MS, 1H, 13C and 2D NMR, etc.) and interpret analytical data 
• Document practical work using ELN and QMS (Electronic Lab Notebook) 
• Perform general lab duties 
• Deliver compounds suitable for pre-clinical development, toxicology and clinical studies under QMS 
• Closely follow new scientific developments in the field of glycans, vaccines and therapeutics
• Look for alternative reaction conditions or synthetic pathways, optimize reaction conditions and processes for large scale manufacturing
• Present scientific work at internal and external meetings
• Interact and communicate with interdisciplinary team 
• Write patents, scientific publications and technical packages 
• Communicate with CRO’s, and CMC team functions 
• Working under quality management system (QMS)

Requirements

• PhD and PostDoc in synthetic organic chemistry
• Experience in glycan synthesis and characterization
• At least 3-4 years of Industrial experience at the previous level 
• People management experience 
• Attitude for innovation and problem solving
• Knowledge of field specific software/data bases (e.g. ChemDraw, SciFinder, Reaxys, computational chemistry tools) 
• Hands-on attitude and ability to work efficiently and independently 
• High level of creativity, resilient and service oriented 
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work in multicultural and multidisciplinary team 
• Safety first attitude 
• Fluent in English and German  

Benefits

• Exciting opportunities for development and professional growth within our dynamic organization.
• A collaborative and solution-oriented environment where you can make a difference.
• An innovative and open culture in a multicultural environment.
• A competitive salary and additional benefits.
• A state-of the art lab in Berlin/ Germany

Work Location: Berlin
Country: Germany
Business Area: Research and Development
Schedule: 100%
Job Type: Permanent