JOB SUMMARY
Seeking a scientific leader to conduct pre-clinical & clinical formulation activities in support of the company's long term therapeutic strategy for their rapidly expanding portfolio of novel drugs to treat unmet medical needs. This is a huge developmental opportunity for long term growth as you will have the opportunity to collaborate cross functionally and manage other activities as projects advance to clinical trials.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead and develop processes while performing complex laboratory operations
- Support stage-appropriate pre-clinical formulation development strategies and activities, and solid-state characterization of lead compounds.
- Conduct laboratory scale experiments using equipment like Mixers, Blenders, Granulators, Tablet press, Capsule fillers etc.
- formulation development study design and assists in project planning
- Develops experimental protocols including R&D stability protocols
- Manage, set up and maintain all equipment in the formulation lab.
- Drafting, reviewing, and approving technical protocols and reports in ELN
QUALIFICATIONS
- Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics, Chemistry or Bachelors with 5 years or Masters with 1-2 years of relevant industrial experience in formulation development. Knowledge of cGMP requirements
- Familiarity in utilizing standard analytical methodologies and instrumentation, such as HPLC, LC/MS, UV-Vis, DSC, TGA, PLM, XPRD, SEM, FTIR, dissolution testing and particle size analysis
- Highly proficient oral and written communication abilities
- Excellent problem-solving abilities and organizational skills
- Comfortable in a fast-paced small company environment
- Comfort working in multi-disciplinary teams, learning new skills, and proactively solving problems
