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Chemical Development Specialist

Sant Andreu de la Barca, Spain·Full-time·Added 9 days ago

Almirall

28 open roles

What they offer

  • Permanent contract

    Full-time hours.

What they ask for

  • Have the right to work in Spain

    Almirall doesn't mention sponsorship in the ad.

  • Work on-site in Sant Andreu de la Barca

    No relocation package mentioned.

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About the role

We are building the future of medical dermatology by focusing on unmet patient needs and giving people the space to think independently, take ownership, and make an impact that matters.

Our purpose is simple: to transform patients' lives by addressing real needs. We act with care, we act with courage, we keep things simple, and we focus our innovation where it makes a difference.

Recognized as a Top Employer in Spain since 2008 and in Germany since 2025, we continue to invest in an environment where people can grow and move forward.

If you care differently, you belong here.

📢 Join our Chemical Industrial Development team!

Are you passionate about industrial chemistry and want to participate in projects that bring new products from development to industrial manufacturing?

We are looking for a CHEMICAL DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST to play a key role in the planning, management, and execution of laboratory trials and analytical methods, supporting projects for the internalization and optimization of chemical processes.

🚀 What will your mission be? You will be responsible for scheduling, managing, and carrying out laboratory tests and analytical methodologies required for process industrialization and improvement projects for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), in accordance with the corresponding Good Practices procedures and under technical-scientific and industrial feasibility criteria.

Mission: To program

What you'll do

  • Designing and evaluating synthesis routes for active ingredients, intermediates, starting materials, or excipients suitable for industrialization, through the corresponding technical-scientific feasibility studies (including Intellectual Property and regulatory aspects).
  • Designing, programming, executing, and recording experimental work in the
  • Technical support, supervision, and management of scaling work carried out in the kilolab and pilot plant ( , costs, quality, environmental safety and
  • Coordination with the rest of the projects in the D.I. department, optimizing the available material and human resources to achieve the milestones and objectives of each project.
  • Take responsibility for the available technical information on the process, preparing the corresponding process development, analytical, scale-up, and overall project reports.
  • Be trained as a user in the laboratory, kilo-lab, and pilot plant areas.
  • Take responsibility for maintaining the proper performance of equipment and services in the laboratory and kilo-lab plant areas.
  • Comply with and supervise compliance with safety and environmental regulations by collaborators within their area of responsibility, as well as identify situations or actions that may involve a risk in the processes under their responsibility, adopting or proposing, where applicable, the corresponding improvement actions.

Education & certifications

  • Degree in fields related to Chemistry or health sciences
  • Intermediate-high level of English
  • Knowledge of GMPs

Additional information

Contract type: Permanent

GP: 6

Schedule: Central Shift

Work Center: SAB

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