Senior Formulation Scientist

Quotient Sciences

Alnwick, United Kingdom

The Role

We have an exciting career opportunity available for a Senior Formulation Scientist at our site in Alnwick.

Quotient Sciences’ formulation teams have vast experience across an array of drug product formats for administration via different routes to include oral, intravenous, sub-cutaneous nasal and sub-linqual. Correspondingly, the range of product types include solubility- or permeability-enhancing dosage forms, gels, ointments and creams.

The role as Senior Formulation Scientist will be to lead pre-clinical and stand along formulation programmes requiring specialist formulation knowledge including the preparation of associated protocols and reports. You will also write and review experimental protocols and reports.

Main tasks and responsibilities

Lead the development and manufacture of various formulation programmes.
Contribute to the preparation and completion of documentation for development and clinical products such as technical batch records, lab write ups and formulation development reports.
Manage and maintain the formulation development laboratory.
Record work in compliance with relevant regulatory requirements, internal policies/procedures and where appropriate, client’s requirements.
Ensuring smooth transition of projects from development to GMP operations.
Work with due regards to health and safety of self and others.
Work flexibly across the site to meet business needs.
Line manage a small team of manufacturing scientists.
Act as technical lead (in a client-facing role, if required) on specified projects
Liaise with the manufacturing team as technical advisor on developed formulations
Work with due regard to health and safety of self and others

The Candidate

The successful candidate will possess the minimum of a degree level science qualification in pharmaceutical sciences or related discipline. Previous formulation development or relevant experience within the pharmaceutical industry is required for this role.

Other Skills And Experience Required

Two to three years’ experience in the development of clinical formulations such as but not limited to; sterile manufacture, mRNA in Lipid nanoparticles and Drug in Capsule.
Experience of working within a regulated environment for drug development.
Good written/oral communication skills and flexible approach to new work challenges.
IT literate and able to use Microsoft office.
Knowledge of working in the GMP regulated facility/manner and understanding of the drug development process is advantageous.
Flexible approach to new work challenges

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