Scientist

We are seeking an experienced scientist with a strong background in pharmaceutical formulation development and drug product manufacturing to join a specialist Materials Characterisation team.

This role will focus on understanding how raw material and API variability impact product manufacturability, robustness, and performance. You will apply a combination of small-scale experimental studies, predictive modelling, and data-driven scientific approaches to support material supplier change assessments and manufacturing risk evaluations.

Working at the interface of formulation science, process understanding, and material characterisation, you will help predict large-scale manufacturing performance from laboratory-scale studies and provide scientific recommendations that influence product development and commercial supply strategies.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and execute laboratory studies to assess the impact of material variability and supplier changes on drug product performance.
• Apply Science of Scale principles to develop representative small-scale manufacturing models.
• Use computational and predictive modelling approaches to forecast process and product performance.
• Design and perform formulation-focused performance prediction studies.
• Investigate relationships between:
• Material attributes
• Manufacturing process parameters
• Critical quality attributes (CQAs)
• Conduct experimental studies covering:
• Powder blending
• Content uniformity
• Wet and dry granulation
• Powder flow and feeding behaviour
• Tablet compression and compaction

Skills & Experience

• Strong understanding of pharmaceutical formulation development and drug product manufacturing.
• Experience evaluating formulation and process performance using scientific and data-driven approaches.
• Knowledge of material attributes and their impact on manufacturability, process robustness, and product quality
• Ability to analyse complex datasets and translate findings into actionable scientific recommendations.
• Excellent technical writing and presentation skills.
• Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities.
• Effective stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently while contributing within multidisciplinary teams.
• Comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications Required

• Bachelor's degree in a related scientific discipline
• Minimum 3-5 years' industry experience in Pharmaceutical formulation development or related pharmaceutical disciplines
• Experience working with oral solid dosage forms and pharmaceutical manufacturing processes.
• Demonstrated experience designing experimental studies and interpreting scientific data.

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