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Chemical Researcher

ID:  1528
Date of Posting:  May 15, 2025
Business Area:  Research & Development
Job Type:  Direct Employee
On site / Remote / Hybrid:  Hybrid
Location: 

Milano, IT

Territory: 
Full-Time or Part-Time:  Full Time
Seniority:  Entry level

With its beginnings in a family run pharmacy in Correggio, Italy in the 1920s, Recordati is now a global pharmaceutical company, listed on the Italian stock exchange, with over 4,500 employees and turnover of over Euro 2bn.

We are a group of like-minded, passionate individuals who go to extraordinary lengths for our patients, customers, partners, investors and the people across the globe who we serve. We develop and commercialise medicines to serve people living with common diseases, as well as those living with some of the rarest, in around 150 countries.

At Recordati, our mantra is simple. We’ve always believed that health, and the opportunity to live life to the fullest, is a right, not a privilege. Whether that is for common diseases or the rarest – we want to give people the opportunity to be the best version of themselves.

This drive will never stop. Together, we will always be reimagining tomorrow – with new ideas, new technologies and new innovations to fight diseases.

Recordati. Unlocking the full potential of life.

Job Purpose

At the Milan Headquarter we are looking for a Chemical Researcher to be included in the Chemical Synthesis Labs at the Pre-Clinical Research.

 

Key Responsibilities

The candidate will plan, synthetize, purify and characterize organic reference compounds, impurities and products. The ideal candidate shall collaborate with the optimization of synthetic routes for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) and will be challenged with identification of unknown impurities

Required Education

Chemistry or Pharmaceutical Chemistry degree or equivalent scientific studies 
PhD or MSc in Chemical synthesis preferred or equivalent experience in the field of Chemical Synthesis.
 

Required Skills and Experience

•    Basic knowledge of analytical instrumentation for monitoring chemical reactions 
•    Skilled in drawing synthesis projects and routes and managing difficulties in purification.
•    Knowledge in the field of solid phase peptide synthesis (SPPS) is a plus.
•    Knowledge in the use of scientific databases for bibliographic searches.
•    Is able to interpret results and write scientific reports.
 

Required Behaviours and Competencies

•    Experience communicating experimental processes and scientific conclusions
•    Able to operate autonomously.
•    Flexible and good team player.
•    Hands-on approach.
•    Self- motivated and passionate.
•    Shows initiative and is proactive.

Required Languages

Fluent (written and spoken) in English.

At Recordati we believe in people! Inspired by our purpose - unlocking the full potential of life - we are committed to creating a diverse environment and cultivating a culture of inclusion. We strive to continually lead with our values and beliefs, enabling our employees to bring their whole selves to work and develop their potential.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, develop and reward without regard to, amongst others, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, physical or mental ability, race, ethnicity, political or religious belief.

If you are looking to join a company where you can try new things, speak openly, and be bold, we invite you to apply today.

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