Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)

RESEARCH SCIENTIST - SCIENTIST - Drug Development

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) • $80K — $110K *
San Antonio, TX 78228In-Person
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Chemistry or Biochemistry required; advanced degrees can substitute for experience.
  • Minimum of 1 year of project management experience in drug development or pharmaceutical manufacturing.
  • Experience with proposal or grant preparation related to drug development is preferred.
  • Strong report writing and data compilation skills necessary.
  • Proficiency in MS Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and familiarity with Adobe tools is advantageous.
  • A valid driver's license is required.

Responsibilities

  • Lead projects to achieve specific timelines, budgets, and scope for drug development.
  • Prepare proposals by identifying opportunities and planning project approaches.
  • Assist project managers in executing projects effectively.
  • Facilitate communication of work assignments, progress, and resolutions of issues with technical staff.
  • Engage clients about project progress, scope execution, and risk management.
  • Communicate project developments to peers, management, and clients regularly.
  • Plan and coordinate project tasks, review compliance, and prepare documentation.

Benefits

  • Potential for professional development through project leadership opportunities.
  • Exposure to various aspects of drug development and project management.
  • Collaboration with technical teams and interaction with clients.
  • Dynamic work environment that encourages contributions and innovation.
  • Opportunity to engage in meaningful work impacting pharmaceutical development.
Full Job Description
  • Project leadership to meet scope, schedule, and budget constraints for drug development programs
  • Proposal preparation to include identifying project opportunities, planning the approach to win, building the team, developing the technical proposal, developing the cost proposal.
  • Assist project managers in project execution.
  • Interact with technical staff to convey work assignments, progress updates, problem identification, problem resolution, workplace safety, and compliance with quality and regulatory requirements.
  • Interact with clients to convey progress, execute scope of work, and identify/manage risks.

  • Communicate with peers, staff, supervisor, and clients as projects progress.
  • Brief, inform, and communicate with upper management on current projects and proposal strategies and dispositions in a timely manner.
  • Contribute to the internal meeting environment by making recommendations, offering ideas, supporting team members, and taking initiative to work on tasks.
  • Plan, review with staff, coordinate, and monitor tasks for start-up to completion, establish protocols and procedures, obtain necessary subcontractors/vendors, provide documentation, provide work instructions to technical staff, review resulting data, and prepare reports.

  • Requires a Bachelors or a Masters degree in Chemistry, or Biochemistry. Graduate degrees will be considered in lieu of work experience and should emphasize synthesis, pharmaceutical science, natural products chemistry, or have familiarity with pharmaceutical manufacturing or similar drug development project.
  • 1 years: Project management experience in drug development, pharmaceuticals manufacturing, or similar project efforts.
  • Proposal or grant preparation, preferably in drug development.
  • Report writing, data compilation, schedule generation/updating, presentation preparation.
  • Familiarity with MS Word, MS Excel, MS Project, MS Power Point, Adobe, and MS Outlook, a plus.
  • A valid/clear driver's license is required.

About Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is a non-profit research and development organization headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. The institute was founded in 1947 and has since grown to employ over 3,000 people across multiple locations in the United States. SwRI provides research and development services to a variety of industries, including automotive, aerospace, and energy. The institute's research areas include automation and data systems, chemistry and chemical engineering, and space science and engineering. SwRI has a long history of working with government agencies, including NASA and the Department of Defense, as well as private companies.
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Size
3,000 employees
Industry
Aerospace & Defense
* Ladders Estimates

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