Formulation Scientist: Tablet Development & Scale-Up

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

Job summary

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

You will design lab studies, apply Scale principles, and lead unit operations from blending to coating. Collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver GLP-compliant findings is essential, with strong data interpretation and technical reporting skills.

Qualifications

• Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutics, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related discipline.
• Working experience in pharmaceutical formulation, process development, or manufacturing sciences.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Drug product formulation & manufact

Process modelling

Data analysis

Interpret complex datasets

Technical writing & communication

Problem solving

Education

Pharmaceutical Sciences degree

Job description

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

You will design lab studies, apply Scale principles, and lead unit operations from blending to coating. Collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver GLP-compliant findings is essential, with strong data interpretation and technical reporting skills.