Technical R&D Scientist - Marseille, France (f/m/d)Siemens

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At Siemens Healthineers (SHS) Radiopharma, we are committed to driving sustainable progress through cutting-edge technology. We empower our customers by bridging the physical and digital worlds-enhancing the way we live, work, and move, today and for future generations.

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As the global leader in the supply of positron emission tomography (PET) radiopharmaceuticals, SHS Radiopharma pioneered the commercial PET radiopharmacy model over 30 years ago-and continues to shape the future of molecular imaging.

Join us as a Technical R&D Scientist and help us shape the future of precision theranostics while advancing patient care.

The Technical R&D Scientist plays a key role in supporting the development and industrialization of PET radiopharmaceuticals, contributing to innovation, robustness, and compliance across the product lifecycle. Positioned at the interface between R&D, Quality, and Manufacturing, the role supports the translation of laboratory developments into scalable and GMP‑compliant solutions, while ensuring scientific rigor, operational reliability, and alignment with project and business objectives.

Location: Marseille (13)

Your role:

• Design, plan, and perform scientific experiments related to PET radiopharmaceutical manufacturing and/or Quality Control (QC) activities.
• Analyze, interpret, and evaluate scientific and technical data, draw conclusions, and report results internally.
• Actively contribute to team meetings and scientific/technical discussions.
• Ensure clear understanding of objectives and deliverables and deliver high‑quality laboratory work, proactively seeking support and coaching from the TRD Manager or technical experts when needed.
• Proactively communicate key issues, risks, or critical topics to the TRD Manager and relevant project stakeholders.
• Prepare accurate, structured, and compliant documentation in line with internal guidelines, and support documentation and literature reviews as required.
• Contribute to the transfer of analytical and/or manufacturing procedures in an international, multi‑site environment.
• Support process optimization and continuous improvement initiatives within assigned projects.
• Ensure proper maintenance of laboratory resources (equipment calibration and maintenance, method validation, consumables management).
• Maintain a clean, organized, and compliant workspace and ensure timely and accurate logbook completion.
• Strictly follow SOPs, GLP, GMP, safety standards, and AdAcAp Molecular Imaging / Siemens Healthineers guidelines.

Fixed term contract : 12 months

This role requires potential involvement in shift work (including night shift) as per project needs.

Your expertise:

• Master's degree required in medicinal, organic, complexation and/or analytical chemistry; PhD and/or specialization in radiochemistry desirable.
• Minimum 2 years of proven laboratory experience as a principal scientist in R&D, within medicinal or industrial chemistry, pharmaceutical production, radiochemical and/or radiopharmaceutical development.
• Strong scientific and technical knowledge in synthetic, analytical and pharmaceutical disciplines, with knowledge of GMP production.
• Hands‑on experience with laboratory and analytical tools (HPLC, GC, TLC, etc.) and related software (e.g. Chromeleon, miniGITA).
• Awareness of safe handling of chemicals, hazardous materials and equipment.
• Desirable experience in covalent and/or complexation chemistry in the radiopharmaceutical field, including automated synthesis and GMP manufacturing processes, as well as GMP…