Formulation Development Scientist

Studio di Architettura Andrea Della Sala; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical company is looking for a professional to join their Pharma Services team in Loughborough. The role involves developing processes for drug products, requiring expertise in formulation and a degree in a scientific discipline. The successful candidate will contribute to the formulation and development of medicinal products while ensuring compliance with GMP standards. Flexible working hours are offered, and both internal and external candidates are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Experience in formulation development of solid oral dosage forms.
• Excellent knowledge of cGMP clinical manufacture.
• Previous experience of optimising manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop processes for manufacturing new and existing drug products.
• Collect information and maintain documentation.
• Communicate effectively with team members across departments.

Skills

Problem Solving

Effective Communication

Critical Interpretation of Data

Education

Degree in Scientific/Technical Discipline

Job description

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Flexible working hours.

Ref No: HRJOB10650

Business Unit: Pharma Services

Location: Loughborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom

Open To: Internal and external candidates welcome to apply

The Role

Working as part of the Pharma Services team based in our Charnwood site in Loughborough, you will be responsible for the development of all aspects of processes used in the manufacture of new and existing drug products.

You will be directly involved in the formulation and process development of medicinal products, operating a range of equipment, collecting information, and maintaining accurate documentation. Practical problem solving and effective communication with team members across departments will be key, along with critical interpretation of experimental data.

Essential Criteria

• Degree qualification (or equivalent) in a related Scientific/Technical discipline
• 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
• Tableting and Tablet Coating

Previous experience of optimising manufacturing processes

Excellent working knowledge of cGMP clinical manufacture, to enable formulation and development of drug products from laboratory scale through pilot scale and into production phase 1 to 3 to ensure competent technology transfer of drug products

Experience in completing manufacturing documentation in accordance with GMP

Desirable Criteria

(The following criteria may be applied if a large pool of applicants exist)

• Previous experience within a technical role in the pharmaceutical industry including:
• Controlled release
• Statistical experimental design
• QbD experience, risk assessment; FMEA
• Regulatory submissions

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Closing Date: Thursday 5th June 2025

RECRUITMENT AGENCIES PLEASE NOTE: Almac will only accept applications from agencies/business partners that have been invited to work on this role by our Talent Acquisition team. Speculative candidate CVs received or submitted directly to Hiring Managers will be considered unsolicited and no fee will be payable. Thank you for your cooperation.