Alumis

Healthcare

SeniorScientist,ChemicalDevelopment

$140–160k South San Francisco, California, United States
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Senior Scientist, Chemical Development at Alumis. Skills: Chemical development, Drug substance development, Process chemistry. Drive CDMO activities. Provide technical guidance”

What You'll Achieve.

Transform patient outcomes; Fundamentally change outcomes

Industry & Context.

Healthcare
Problems you'll solve

Problem solving; Troubleshooting

Eligibility Requirements

25% travel, Bilingual Japanese/English

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years experience small molecule drug substance development, PhD Organic Chemistry, PhD Chemical Engineering, cGMP knowledge, ICH knowledge, regulatory requirements knowledge

Nice to Have

MS with 8+ years experience, Experience late-stage drug substance technical transfer, Control strategy development experience, QbD principles utilization, Presentation skills highly desired

What You'll Do.

Drive CDMO activities

Provide technical guidance

Serve as subject matter expert

Review cGMP documents

Approve cGMP documents

Document development activities

Work with cross-functional CMC team

Ensure timely delivery of drug substance

Implement best practices

Drive continuous improvements

Communicate effectively

Solve process chemistry issues

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional CMC team; Functional teams across all levels

Communication Scope

Oral communication; Written communication; Technical translation

Process & Methodology

Management of external vendors, Management of CDMOs

Full Job Description

Alumis Inc. is a precision medicines company with the mission to transform the lives of patients with autoimmune diseases. Even with treatment innovations of the last two decades, many patients with immunologic conditions continue to suffer - our goal is to fundamentally change the outcomes for these patients. The Alumis team is seeking a highly motivated Senior Scientist, Chemical Development to join the Technical Operations / Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls (CMC) team at Alumis. The successful candidate will support process development efforts as well as oversee activities at contract research organizations (CROs) and contract development and manufacturing organizations (CDMOs). ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES Drive CDMO activities for late-stage drug substance development and manufacturing, including tech transfer, scale-up, process development, and optimization. Provide technical guidance and oversight (both internally and externally) to drive the phase appropriate drug substance development. Serve as subject matter expert in chemical development and help drive best practices and technical advancements. Review and approve cGMP documents, including batch records, change controls, deviations, specifications, validation master plan, validation protocols/reports. Draft the CMC sections of regulatory filings, including IND/IMPDs and NDA/MAAs Document development activities as source reports for regulatory filings. Work effectively with the cross-functional CMC team to ensure timely delivery of drug substance throughout the full drug lifecycle. Implement best practices and drive continuous improvements in the drug substance development process through technology innovation and problem solving. Proactively identify risks and communicate effectively with functional teams across all levels of the organization. Work in the lab to solve process chemistry issues (20% - 40%) Knowledge of cGMP, ICH, and regulatory requirements Bilingual in Japanese/English and able

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