Research Scientist

• Responsible for planning, analyzing and interpreting experiments, and presenting the obtained results
• Planning and timely execution of development activities and process optimizations in cooperation with other departments, taking quality, cost-effectiveness and safety into account
• Performing process transfers (scale-up) and supporting production in the implementation of new processes, partly under cGMP guidelines
• Focus on the LPPS/TAPS area (organic chemistry in solution, peptide couplings, protecting-group chemistry, extraction, precipitation, crystallization)
• Writing reports and preparing presentations on the carried-out work for internal and external customers
• Supporting production in resolving chemical challenges (troubleshooting)
• Active participation in the continuous improvement of our equipment and workflows as well as maintenance of laboratory infrastructure

Scientist, Peptide Drug Substances R&D

• Partner with product trios to deliver timely, decision-ready research that informs product strategy and development.
• Plan and conduct qualitative research, including customer interviews, synthesis, and structured analysis.
• Perform competitive and market research to help teams understand trends, opportunities, and emerging customer needs.
• Design, build, and maintain AI-assisted workflows that improve research operations, including recruitment, synthesis, analysis, and reporting.
• Create reusable research tools, templates, and frameworks that enable product teams to answer common research questions independently.
• Establish quality standards and validation processes that ensure AI-generated outputs are grounded in real evidence and sound research practices.
• Improve how research is captured, shared, and reused across the organization.
• Present findings in ways that build genuine empathy for users — turning data and interviews into stories that stick and drive decisions.
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Designers, Data Scientists, and Engineers to connect customer insights with product outcomes.
• Proactively identify opportunities to increase the impact, efficiency, and scalability of research at Frontify.
• Balance multiple priorities across teams while maintaining a high bar for rigor, quality, and speed.

Senior Product Researcher

• Set and drive the applied-research agenda for the flagship platform and new incubation candidates.
• Explore the frontier of agentic AI and multi-agent systems.
• Own end-to-end experimentation and development across the research lifecycle.
• Translate practitioner workflows and business objectives into technical requirements.
• Partner with Engineering to shape an agentic SDLC.
• Champion developer productivity by embedding AI agents.
• Be accountable for research deliverables across the unit’s projects.
• Mentor and coach scientists and engineers.

Principal Scientist, AI Ventures

• Provide scientific and operational expertise to support pathogen safety activities across manufacturing, technical operations, and product lifecycle management.
• Plan and execute scientific work packages supporting pathogen safety activities across the product lifecycle.
• Conduct scientific risk assessments related to manufacturing changes, deviations, product complaints, pharmacovigilance investigations, and other operational matters.
• Author and review technical documents, annual reports, regulatory submissions, and responses to health authority requests.
• Support internal and external inspections, audits, and regulatory commitments.
• Provide scientific and technical support to pathogen safety projects and cross-functional initiatives.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing Sciences & Technology (MS&T), Technical Operations, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, and other stakeholders to assess and prioritize pathogen safety requests.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve workflows, processes, and knowledge-sharing practices.

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Scientist, Peptide Drug Substances R&D

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