Principal Scientist- R&D Chemistry

NJ Bio Inc. is a growing chemistry and biotech CRO with laboratories located in Princeton, NJ and Bristol, PA. NJ Bio offers competitive salary, great benefits, and significant growth opportunities within the organization. NJ Bio is constantly expanding its team and is looking for dedicated and talented individuals. We currently have the following job openings in Process R&D, Chemistry department.

Responsibilities:

• Perform other duties as necessary.
• Stay abreast of current literature in scientific areas.
• Get regular updates from project group and ensure quality and project timelines are being met.
• Liaise with purchasing to follow up on arrivals of materials and help procurement with selection of materials.
• Write project reports containing procedures and experimental details for clients.
• Prepare and present project status and progress updates to clients.
• Check and maintain up to date lab notebooks for team on projects.
• Maintain equipment, chemical inventory, and lab support.
• Contribute to scientific discussions.
• Plan and execute chemical syntheses from milligram to hundreds of grams scales and conduct purification and characterization of compounds
• Provide input on equipment purchases.
• Independently plan work for each project and execute it towards a timeline while maintaining productivity.
• Supervise Scientists, Associate and Sr. Associate Scientists; maintain performance management metrics for personnel.

Education and Experience:

Ph.D. in chemistry with over 5 years industry experience or M.S. in Chemistry with 10 plus years’ experience.

Skills:

• Ability to perform with minimal supervision.
• Ability to be an individual contributor.
• Ability to supervisor and mentor others.
• Ability to effectively plan and execute projects.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.
• Ability to communicate effectively, orally, in scientific writing and to listen actively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to effectively plan the work of others.
• Ability to plan and execute work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to apply critical thinking and good problem-solving skills.