Formulation Development Scientist

FORMUALTION DEVELOPMENT SCIENTIST | LOUGHBOROUGH | Competitive Salary

An exciting pharmaceutical organisation are currently recruiting for a Formulation Development Scientist to join their facility based in Loughborough on a permanent basis due to consistent growth.

Reporting to the Group Leader Formulation Development, you will directly involved in the formulation and process development of medicinal products, covering a range of dosage forms including tablets, capsules, controlled release systems, sachets, liquids and semi-solids.

You will operate various equipment involved in the manufacturing process at laboratory and pilot scale, complete accurate process documentation in accordance with GMP, manage the transfer of technology from formulation development to production and liaise with relevant staff on the manufacture of clinical trial batches.

In order to be considered for the role, candidates must have a Bachelors degree in a related Scientific / Technical discipline and have 2 years + of experience in formulation development of solid oral dosage forms with knowledge of some of the following processes: wet granulation, dry granulation, fluid bed coating / drying, encapsulation, tabletting and tablet coating.

Candidates must have previous experience of optimising manufacturing processes.

Working knowledge of cGMP clinical manufacturing would be advantageous, along with any previous experience in controlled release, statistical experimental design, QbD experience or regulatory submissions.

As well as a competitive salary on offer, the role comes with opportunities for growth & promotion, working at state of the art facility.

In order to apply for this role please forward your CV to melissa@blackfieldassociates.com or call Melissa on +44 (0) 2392 322 306 for further details.

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