Formulation Scientist

Talentmark; Stone Cross; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Talentmark are recruiting a Formulation Scientist to join a pharmaceutical company on a contract basis for 18 months. This role is on site in Sandwich, Kent.

You will design and run lab studies, apply modelling to scale processes, lead unit operations from blending to coating, and collaborate across teams while ensuring GLP/SOP documentation and reporting.

Qualifications

• Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutics, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Design and run lab studies to assess how variability in raw materials, APIs, and suppliers affects drug product manufacturability and performance.

Skills

Formulation science

Process development

Data analysis

Modelling/simulation

Documentation

Technical writing

Education

Pharmaceutical Sciences degree

Tools

Modelling software

Job description

Talentmark are recruiting for a Formulation Scientist to join a company in the pharmaceutical industry on a contract basis for 18 months.

This role is based on site, in Sandwich, Kent.

Company:

Our client is one of the world's premier innovative biopharmaceutical companies, discovering, developing and providing over 160 different medicines, vaccines and consumer healthcare products to help improve the lives of millions of people in the UK and around the world every year.

Salary:

£18.19 - £20.79 per hour (PAYE) or £20.39 - £23.30 per hour (Umbrella)

Materials Characterisation and Formulation Scientist Role:

• Design and run lab studies assessing how variability in raw materials, APIs, and suppliers affects drug product manufacturability and performance.
• Apply Science of Scale principles and predictive/computational modelling to build small-scale models that represent full-scale manufacturing processes.
• Lead experimental work across core unit operations: powder blending and content uniformity, wet/dry granulation, powder flow, tablet compression and compaction, tablet sticking, film coating, and stability testing.
• Investigate how material attributes and process parameters drive critical quality attributes, interpreting data to explain scale-dependent behaviour.
• Collaborate with formulation, manufacturing, and analytical scientists to deliver risk-based recommendations, documenting work to GLP and SOP standards.
• Produce technical reports and presentations summarising findings, and track project progress for programme leads and stakeholders.

Your Background:

• Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutics, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related discipline.
• Working experience in pharmaceutical formulation, process development, or manufacturing sciences.
• Solid grounding in drug product formulation and manufacturing, particularly oral solid dosage forms and unit operations like blending, granulation, compression, and coating.
• Hands-on experience with process modelling, data analysis, or simulation tools to predict process/product performance.
• Skilled at interpreting complex datasets and translating results into practical, science-based recommendations.
• Strong technical writing and communication skills, able to present findings clearly to multidisciplinary, global teams.
• Solid problem-solving ability, able to manage multiple priorities and work both independently and collaboratively.

It is essential that applicants hold entitlement to work in the UK.

Please note:This role may be subject to a satisfactory basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check