Formulation Scientist

As a Formulation Scientist, you are the leading person from the Galenic Team responsible for drug product development projects of new chemical entities in support of (pre)clinical studies and stability studies. The Formulation Scientist is expected to lead multiple projects by independently preparing and executing the formulation development work.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Providing technical expertise/scientific input on formulation development strategies
• Preparation and practical execution of formulation development projects
• Providing scientific expertise and formulation insights to Core Teams meetings
• Assisting to client meetings to present scientific data in a clear manner
• Writing scientific reports for clients, e.g. formulation development reports
• Drafting work instructions for the Formulation Associate Scientists to ensure that work is performed efficiently and in a scientifically sound manner
• Monitoring experiments (e.g. process development, implementation of new formulation techniques) and ensuring complex data are interpreted in a scientifically correct way
• Identifying potential stability and performance issues with prototype formulations
• Streamlining the activities associated with a wide variety of formulation technologies to shorten Formulation Lab turnaround times and improve the quality of formulations being delivered
• Supporting the scale-up of developed formulations and bringing them to GMP manufacturing

YOUR PROFILE LOOKS LIKE/ RESEMBLES

• Msc. or PhD in the field of Pharmaceutical Sciences; with hands-on experience in one or more of the following fields: (wet) milling technology, spray drying, fluid bed granulation/coating, emulsions, tabletting/encapsulation and/or injectable formulations (small or large molecules)
• Excellent oral (presentations) and written (reporting) skills in English
• Flexibility to work in both in R&D and under GMP environment and/or to perform tech-transfer from R&D to GMP
• Self-motivated and able to adapt to changing environment with ease
• Work independently or as part of a team, able to stimulate other co-workers
• Able to deliver results within limited time and budget; solution-oriented