Staff Synthetic Chemist

Job overview

The Staff Synthetic Chemist role is onsite in Saint Louis, MO. Compensation is not specified. The position is within Par Health’s API Development and Support organization and supports its Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient and Drug Product businesses. The chemist designs and performs multi-step organic syntheses to produce analytical reference standards, including impurities, degradants, and metabolites. The role also leads reference-standard program activities and collaborates with research, quality, and regulatory teams to support compliant pharmaceutical development.

What you'll do

• Design, troubleshoot, and execute multi-step syntheses
• purify and characterize compounds using NMR, LC-MS, GC-MS, and IR
• manage reference-standard inventory and requalification
• prepare and review Certificates of Analysis
• collaborate on impurity identification and test methods
• maintain cGMP and ICH-compliant documentation
• mentor junior chemists and promote laboratory safety.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

staff synthetic chemist

organic chemistry

pharmaceutical development

api

reference standards

multi-step synthesis

structural elucidation

cgmp

saint louis mo

par health

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

The posting requires a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry with at least three years of related industrial experience, an M.S. with at least five years, or a B.S. in Chemistry with at least eight years.

About the employer

Par Health is hiring for this role. Industry: Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing. Sector: 32.