Formulation Development Scientist - 1275

Formulation Development Scientist - 1275

1275

Dartford

£40K - £45K pa

Permanent

Formulation Development Scientist

Dartford, Kent

25 days leave + BH, health care + lots more

The Formulation Development Scientist is a hands-on role focused on supporting regional innovation, screening new product ideas, and creating applications data for existing products. The role reports to the Technical Director and collaborates with the regional field force to support customer projects. Responsibilities include developing and testing formulations, assessing new materials and excipients, developing novel formulations, and evaluating all aspects of solid oral dosage form development including core and coating systems.

• Formulation Development: Ability to rapidly develop solid oral dosage forms, including tablets and capsules, and create prototype formulas that can scale from lab to production.
• Technical Support: Provide technical applications support to customers and regional Technical Managers.
• Research and Innovation: Engage in innovation activities, explore new materials and applications data opportunities, and support prototype development activities.
• Analytical Skills: Understand and operate equipment used in solid oral dosage form development and analytical equipment used to characterize prototype formulas.
• Communication: Strong written and verbal skills for preparing technical reports, presenting findings, and conducting training events.
• Laboratory Practices: Ensure lab equipment is calibrated and maintained, maintain high standards of work and housekeeping, and record data accurately in laboratory notebooks.
• Safety: Comply with the company's QA policies and safety guidelines, take reasonable care for health and safety, and consider the safety of others.

• Normal colour vision.
• Science-related qualifications, such as BSc (food, material science, chemistry, pharma) or higher.
• 5-7 years of experience in solid oral dosage form development with material science.
• Hands-on laboratory experience formulating for pharma or nutraceutical solid oral dosage forms.
• Understanding of safe handling of active substances.