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We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced chemist to join our Drug Substance Development (DSD) Chemistry team at our R&D hub in Stevenage. As a member of DSD Chemistry, you will use your chemistry and biotransformations knowledge and expertise to develop new routes for primary manufacture and contribute to the development and deployment of state-of-the-art processes and technologies to enable the delivery of our medicines.

• Design and perform synthetic organic chemistry and biotransformation experiments in a laboratory setting to meet project timelines and objectives.
• Think creatively to generate original ideas for new synthetic routes and simplifying process problems.
• Ensure that experimental work is communicated effectively at internal and external meetings.
• Participate in technology transfer activities as appropriate to our manufacturing partners Global Supply Chain (GSC), other parts of R&D, and partner Contract Manufacturing Organisations (CMOs).
• Author or contribute to regulatory submissions, patents, scientific papers and other internal documentation relevant to the role.
• Comply with applicable Data Integrity, Quality, cGMP and regulatory requirements in all aspects of work.
• Fully embrace all aspects of safety when working in a chemistry laboratory.

• Degree (or equivalent) in Chemistry or Biochemistry
• PhD or equivalent experience in practical synthetic organic or biotransformation chemistry.
• Experience in the application of biotransformations for small molecule synthesis.
• Highly self-motivated and possess strong experimental skills.
• Previous experience working in a multi-functional team to solve problems.
• Practical familiarity with analytical techniques such as HPLC, NMR, LCMS.

• Large-scale chemical synthesis.
• Reaction optimisation through high-throughput experimentation (HTE).
• Experience in data programming, data visualisation and modelling.

We offer a competitive salary, an annual bonus based on company performance, healthcare and wellbeing programmes, pension plan membership, and shares and savings programme. If you have the skills and experience we are looking for, please apply with your CV and a cover letter describing how you meet the competencies for this role.

At GSK, we have bold ambitions for patients, aiming to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people over the next 10 years. R&D is committed to discovering and delivering transformational vaccines and medicines to prevent and change the course of disease.

We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

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