Chemo Tech Stack

Active pharmaceutical ingredients and finished dosage forms manufacturer across Europe, Americas, and Asia

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Madrid, Madrid 1,001–5,000 employees Founded 1977 Privately Held

Chemo manufactures APIs and finished dosage forms across therapeutic areas including women's health, respiratory, and cardiovascular. The hiring surge (54 roles in 30 days) is heavily weighted toward manufacturing and research, with adoption of LIMS underway—a pattern indicating investment in quality documentation automation to address their top pain point (lab documentation management) and GMP compliance rigor. The company operates a global footprint from Madrid, Lugano, and Buenos Aires with manufacturing and commercial networks spanning four continents.

Tech Stack 18 technologies

Core StackSAP Python SolidWorks GCP HPLC R Phoenix NONMEM Word Excel PowerPoint Microsoft Office UPLC Aveva PLC HMI SCADA

AdoptingLIMS

What Chemo Is Building

◆Challenges

Ensuring quality compliance
Improving production efficiency
Reducing line downtime
Reducing waste
Laboratory documentation management
Implementing lims
Potential equipment failures
Compliance with gmp regulations
Scaling up production
Smooth technology transfer

▲Active Projects

Pharmaceutical product development for registration and commercialization
Solid oral dosage form development
Product launch from new site after transfer
Automation and optimization of processes
Implementing lims
Corporate quality system implementation
Injectable formulation development
Process optimization and scale-up
Gmp process transfer
Technology transfer to spanish production

Hiring Activity

Accelerating55 roles · 55 in 30d

Department

Manufacturing

Research

Ops

Engineering

Quality

Legal

Logistics

Seniority

Mid

Junior

Senior

Intern

Manager

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About Chemo

Chemo is a pharmaceutical manufacturer and part of the Insud Pharma group, operating across the full value chain: scientific research, API development, finished dosage form production, and branded pharmaceutical sales and marketing. The company serves human and animal health markets across major therapeutic areas including women's health, respiratory, cardiovascular, gastroenterology, endocrinology, and dermatology. Headquartered in Madrid with regional offices in Lugano and Buenos Aires, Chemo maintains manufacturing and commercial operations across Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Africa. The tech stack reflects a traditional pharma manufacturing operation: enterprise systems (SAP, GCP), lab instrumentation (HPLC, UPLC, NONMEM), and production control (Aveva, PLC, SCADA, HMI).

HeadquartersMadrid, Madrid

Company Size1,001–5,000 employees

Founded1977

Hiring MarketsSpain

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Chemo's tech stack?

Core systems: SAP, GCP. Lab and analytics: HPLC, UPLC, R, Python, NONMEM. Production control: Aveva, PLC, HMI, SCADA. Design and documentation: SolidWorks, Microsoft Office suite. Recently adopting LIMS for laboratory management.

What is Chemo working on?

Active projects include pharmaceutical product development for registration and commercialization, solid oral and injectable dosage form development, process automation and optimization, GMP process transfer, technology transfer to Spanish production sites, and LIMS implementation alongside corporate quality system rollout.