Are you ready to translate scientific concepts into impactful real-world products?
Alfa Demo Inc. is looking for an analytical and hands-on R&D Scientist to join our team on-site in Portugal. In this full-time, permanent role, you will be at the heart of our research initiatives, taking product and process concepts from early laboratory bench exploration through to feasibility testing and scale-up. Working directly within our laboratory, you will design rigorous experiments, evaluate outcomes, and optimize formulations that drive our development pipeline forward.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, set up, and execute bench-scale laboratory experiments and develop robust experimental protocols.
- Apply Design of Experiments (DoE) principles to test hypotheses and accelerate testing cycles.
- Perform in-depth data interpretation and statistical analysis to validate research findings.
- Drive new product development activities, focusing on formulation, prototype creation, and feasibility studies.
- Optimise production processes and support technical scale-up from experimental batches to larger-scale output.
- Collaborate closely with the wider technical team to refine workflows and solve research bottlenecks.
Required Skills & Experience
- Demonstrated experience in experimental design and execution, including assay development and wet-lab research.
- Proven ability to apply statistical modeling and hypothesis testing using tools such as R, Python, GraphPad Prism, or JMP.
- Practical background in product and process development, covering formulation design, prototyping, and process optimization.
- Strong problem-solving mindset with a structured, rigorous approach to laboratory bench research.
- Must be based in or able to work on-site in Portugal on a permanent basis (please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position).
Nice-to-have
- Familiarity with laboratory instrumentation and characterization techniques, including chromatography, spectroscopy, and equipment calibration.
- Experience in scientific documentation, such as writing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), technical reports, or contributing to patent applications and scientific publications.
Why Join
At Alfa Demo Inc., you will be directly involved in the practical development of new products, applying scientific rigour to solve technical challenges in the laboratory. Joining us as a permanent, full-time team member in Portugal, you will play an active role in shaping our research methods, refining formulations, and turning experimental designs into tangible results.