Senior Principal Scientist, Process Research

$135,000 - $232,000/Yr

Boehringer Ingelheim International - Ridgefield, CT

Full-time - Senior

Ridgefield, CT

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

About the position

Boehringer Ingelheim is currently seeking a talented and innovative Senior Principal Scientist to join our Process Research department located at our Ridgefield, Connecticut facility. The Senior Principal Scientist will propose and implement new R&D and/or technology goals and new experimental designs. You will manage and prioritize multiple projects within the laboratory, define, implement and communicate tactics for achieving overall R&D project goals. Plan and conduct laboratory experiments and evaluate and interpret data. Additional responsibility will be management and development of scientific staff. As an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global presence provides opportunity for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and opportunity to directly contribute to the companies' success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in a number of ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, diversity and inclusion, mobility, networking and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim's high regard for our employees.

Responsibilities

• Lead in defining research and development project goals; direct and perform scientific experiments with a predefined goal; propose and open new R&D areas independently.
• Develop more cost-effective continuous flow processes in terms of process safety, process intensification, and telescoped processes.
• Apply flow technologies from lab feasibility studies to kilogram production in plant.
• Collaborate with scientists within and outside the department in identifying, defining and executing R&D goals.
• Formulate multi-disciplinary team approaches to reach goals; assume leadership role for department project teams or act as a technical leader in expertise areas to enable the team to achieve project milestones.
• Serve as a role model for effective communication; effectively deliver project updates to department and R&D Sr. management in the context of overall project goals.
• Foster effective communication across R&D; lead in R&D multi-disciplinary teams, when needed.
• Responsible for maintaining/managing publication/presentation/patent record as appropriate for discipline.
• Demonstrate strong knowledge in API development; function as an acknowledged resource and technical leader within and outside of the department in expertise areas.
• Manage all aspects of laboratory operations; recruit, manage, mentor, coach, evaluate and develop scientific staff; take responsibility for group productivity.
• Demonstrate awareness of overall departmental budget; propose and implement new technologies and concepts to impact business; implement and facilitate changes.
• Ensure that all group members are trained and comply with all regulations and policies; perform all work in a safe manner; maintain proper records (notebooks, batch sheets, etc.) per relevant SOPs.

Requirements

• Ph.D. Degree or equivalent with 7+ years of experience in organic chemistry.
• Demonstrated broad knowledge of organic chemistry and the ability to independently lead the team to design and optimize scalable and economical processes, substantiated with a track record.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interact effectively with people at all levels of the organization.
• Must be able to work in a team environment, provide training and guidance to laboratory personnel and act as a leader in absence of supervisor.
• Previous 5+ years of supervisory experience.
• Detailed understanding of cGMP, safety and other relevant regulations.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefit programs
• Opportunity for international collaboration
• Support for a healthy working environment
• Diversity and inclusion initiatives
• Mobility and networking opportunities
• Work-life balance initiatives