R&D Chemist

Ampac Fine Chemicals has regular full time opportunities available at our Rancho Cordova site (Sacramento area/ Northern CA). We are a leading manufacturer of active pharmaceutical ingredients and registered intermediates under cGMP guidelines for commercial customers in the pharmaceutical industry. We offer competitive salaries, great benefits and relocation assistance.  

 

R&D CHEMIST

 

Duties:

Develop new methods and synthetic methodology for drug intermediates and API’s form lab scale organic synthesis and develop chemical processes for scale-up and c-GMP manufacturing. Maintain records of technical findings and write progress reports. Support pilot lab/plant production. Provide technical support on as needed basis. Interact with internal (engineering, QC, QA, etc.) and external customers, and resolve issues. Evaluate in-process samples via analytical instrumentation. Provide marketing/business development support as needed.

 

Requirements:

A BS Degree in Chemistry with 3 - 5 years of experience or a Master’s Degree in Organic Chemistry with 2 - 3 years of experience. Candidate should possess a good knowledge of organic chemistry and have a strong desire to work in lab/plant environment.  Knowledge of cGMP, plant operations, and scale-up is desired but not required.  Good communication skills and ability to work with people from different disciplines is a critical requirement.

 

Equipment Used:

NMR, HPLC, LC-MS, GC, KF, DSC, TGA, FTIR, POLARIMETER. Working knowledge of plant equipment – Reactors, centrifuge, dryers – is a plus.

 

 



Ampac Fine Chemicals is an EEO/AA M/ F/ V/ D Employer