Associate Scientist

Would you like to join us in an exciting position in Chemical Development?
Join us to make a difference with your scientific knowledge and to transform challenges into opportunities!

Our International Pharma Science Center (IPC) in Denmark – Part of Ferring Pharmaceuticals
Ferring Pharmaceuticals is a global leader in reproductive medicine, maternal health, and key areas within gastroenterology and urology.
By joining our International Pharma Science Center (IPC) in Kastrup, you become part of Ferring’s global network—collaborating across functions in a state-of-the-art waterfront building with stunning views of Sweden and easy access to Copenhagen Airport. You’ll work on-site with 550 highly skilled colleagues in an international, dynamic, and collaborative environment.
 

Ferring +You – Our collaboration
You will join a small, highly dedicated team of process chemistry and drug substance manufacturing experts with a strong collaboration and teamwork culture.

Your day at Ferring - Tasks where you are accountable
As one of our Process Development Scientists, you will contribute to and gradually take responsibility for drug substance process development and optimization. This includes execution of small‑scale manufacturing activities and providing technical support to manufacturing at external partners (CMOs).

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Performing laboratory‑based chemical synthesis with a strong focus on solid phase peptide synthesis (SPPS), including analytical work using HPLC and related techniques

• Planning, executing, and evaluating laboratory experiments, including Design of Experiments (DoE), while ensuring thorough and compliant documentation of experimental work

• Preparing, writing, and reviewing development, manufacturing, and technical documentation, including contributions to product‑specific knowledge matrices and QbD documentation

• Defining and documenting process parameters, set points, and operating ranges to support robust and scalable processes

• Supporting upscaling, technical transfer, and outsourced development and manufacturing activities at CMOs, as well as providing technical support to commercial products

Behind our entrepreneurship … there´s your skills

You will bring a solid foundation in synthetic organic chemistry, with hands‑on experience in peptide and/or small molecule process development. You have worked with solid phase peptide synthesis (SPPS) and contributed to the optimization of peptide manufacturing processes, supported by practical experience using HPLC and HPLC‑MS analysis and, ideally, peptide purification techniques.

You contribute scientific and laboratory expertise to development activities, supporting the design, execution, and documentation of robust and efficient processes. Working closely with project teams, you help ensure timely delivery of development milestones while continuing to build your technical skills in a collaborative and learning‑oriented environment.
 

The skills you need to have:

• Have specialized in synthetic organic chemistry

• More than 3 years’ experience of solid phase peptide synthesis and optimization of peptide manufacturing processes

• Experience with synthetic chemistry and Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis

• Hand-on experience with HPLC and HPLC-MS analysis

• Experience with peptide purification is a plus

• Experience in peptides and/or small molecule process development

• Hold a MSc in chemistry - or alternatively be an experienced Lab Technician

• English – Fluent in speaking and writing

Become a part of Ferring – apply now
If our mission and your vision are aligned, apply via the link in the job ad and include a short motivation in your CV.
Please note that we review applications on an on-going basis and we close the process when we find the right match.
 

Candidates must be located in the Øresund region as the position is onsite.

Note to agencies: This search is being managed by Ferring’s Talent Acquisition team. Kindly do not send us unsolicited profiles.

About Ferring Pharmaceuticals.
At Ferring Pharmaceuticals, we help people around the world build families and live better lives. We are entrepreneurial and innovative, with a global team focused in the areas of reproductive and women’s health, gastroenterology, and urology. Ferring + You is all about working together and sharing ideas, so that we can bring science to life for patients around the world. Read more at ferring.com.