Sr Research Associate, Process Development

At Gilead, we’re creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we’ve tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer – working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe. We continue to fight against the world’s biggest health challenges, and our mission requires collaboration, determination and a relentless drive to make a difference.

Every member of Gilead’s team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of life-changing scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions, and we’re looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact.

We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Gilead and help create possible, together.

At Gilead our pursuit of a healthier world for all people has yielded a cure for hepatitis C, revolutionary improvements in HIV treatment and prevention as well as advancements in therapies for viral and inflammatory diseases and certain cancers.

We set and achieve bold ambitions in our fight against the world’s most devastating diseases, united in our commitment to confronting the largest public health challenges of our day and improving the lives of patients for generations to come. As a Sr Research Associate, Process Development at Gilead you will assume a full-time employment role in the capacity of Senior Research Associate, Process Development in Gilead Alberta’s Manufacturing Science and Technology (MSAT) department.

This individual will assist, primarily from lab-based activities, process chemistry activities for pharmaceutical APIs. These activities will include scale-down model development and qualification, process optimization, robustness studies, formal process characterization and risk assessments, and process validation. In addition, this individual will support process technology transfer activities, due diligence, and facility fit assessment for internal and external manufacturing facilities.

Essential Duties And Job Functions

• Plan and safely execute assigned experiments, with increasing independence, which support Manufacturing Science and Technology (MSAT) department activities and project goals.
• Make key observations during reaction, work-up and isolation.
• Interpret data effectively, draw conclusions, summarize results and communicate to project and leadership teams.
• Demonstrate an ability to recognize anomalous or inconsistent results.
• Recommend alternatives, research new methods and techniques, and proactively seek out senior personnel to discuss potential solutions to problems.
• Provide regular updates (written and verbal) to the project team supervision.
• Use strong verbal communication and interpersonal skills to provide insight into the processes used to achieve experimental results.
• Work with collaborative communication and problem-solving spirit.

Knowledge, Experience And Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and strong interpersonal collaboration skills.
• Strong desire to work in multi-disciplinary teams, learn new skills and proactively solve problems.
• Must think critically and creatively and be able to work independently to determine appropriate resources for resolution of problems.
• Familiarity with modern purification and analytical techniques, including HPLC, NMR, mass spec.
• Well-versed in job related software (e.g. Chemdraw, Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint) and scientific literature searching tools (SciFinder, Reaxys,etc.).
• Familiarity with statistical analysis to evaluate correlations, shifts and trends of chemical processes, and experience of Design of Experiments (DOE) is an asset.
• Experience with kinetic studies or process analytical technologies (PAT) is an asset.
• Experience with continuous manufacturing is an asset.
• Previous experience in manufacturing under GMP is an asset.

Minimum Qualifications

• MSc in Organic Chemistry (or related discipline) and 0+ years of experience OR
• BSc in Chemistry and 2+ years of experience (Organic Chemistry focused)

For Current Gilead Employees And Contractors

Please apply via the Internal Career Opportunities portal in Workday.