Formulation Development Scientist - 1275

React Recruitment Ltd; Dartford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Formulation Development Scientist to support innovation and product development in Dartford. This hands-on role involves creating formulations for solid oral dosage forms and collaborating with technical teams. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in formulation development and strong analytical skills, ensuring high standards in laboratory practices.

Benefits

25 days leave + bank holidays

Health care

Additional benefits

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience in solid oral dosage form development.
• Hands-on laboratory experience formulating for pharma or nutraceuticals.
• Understanding of safe handling of active substances.

Responsibilities

• Develop and test formulations for solid oral dosage forms.
• Assess new materials and excipients for product development.
• Collaborate with the regional field force on customer projects.

Skills

Formulation Development

Technical Support

Research and Innovation

Analytical Skills

Communication

Laboratory Practices

Safety

Education

BSc in Food, Material Science, Chemistry, or Pharma

Job description

Formulation Development Scientist - 1275

Job Reference:

1275

Job Location:

Dartford

Job Salary:

£40K - £45K pa

Job Type:

Permanent

Job role:

Formulation Development Scientist

Location:

Dartford, Kent

Benefits:

25 days leave + BH, health care + lots more

Role Description:

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.

Skills and Experience:

• 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.

Qualifications and Experience:

• 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.