Innovative Formulation Technologist - Hybrid

Vitabiotics Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24 days annual leave

Birthday day off

Private medical insurance

Pension contributions

Company events

Job summary

Vitabiotics Ltd in North West London is seeking a Formulation Technologist (permanent, full-time) to join our quality control team. You will contribute to the development, optimisation and transfer of formulations for our nutritionals, ensuring safety, stability and regulatory compliance.

The role involves managing outsourced development with CDMOs, supporting packaging and lifecycle management, and collaborating with regulatory, manufacturing and product development to deliver commercially

Qualifications

• Strong formulation science knowledge.
• Excellent technical data interpretation and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong stakeholder and supplier management skills.
• Effective communication and influencing skills.
• High attention to detail and organisational capability.
• Commercial awareness and continuous improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Manage outsourced formulation development programmes through CDMOs, contract laboratories, and technical partners.
• Provide technical oversight for new product development, reformulation, and continuous improvement projects.
• Critically review formulation development data, analytical reports, stability studies, and technical documentation.
• Support the development of robust formulations that meet quality, regulatory, manufacturing, and commercial requirements.
• Work with external partners to troubleshoot formulation challenges and identify appropriate solutions.
• Evaluate formulation changes, raw material substitutions, and product enhancements throughout the product lifecycle.
• Support product risk assessments and development strategies.
• Support the transfer of products from development into commercial manufacture.
• Coordinate technology transfer activities between development partners, manufacturers, and internal stakeholders.
• Review manufacturing processes and technical documentation to ensure successful implementation.
• Support process validation, scale-up activities, engineering batches, and commercial launches.
• Assist with investigation and resolution of technical issues arising during transfer and scale-up activities.
• Support packaging development activities for new and existing products.
• Assess product-pack compatibility and packaging suitability throughout product development.
• Contribute to the selection and qualification of primary and secondary packaging components.
• Work with packaging suppliers to evaluate new materials, formats, and innovative solutions.
• Support packaging validation activities, transit testing, and packaging change control programmes.
• Investigate packaging-related quality issues and assist in implementing corrective actions.
• Provide technical support to Quality, Regulatory, Supply Chain, and Commercial teams.
• Support deviation investigations, CAPAs, change controls, and root cause analyses.
• Review product performance data and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Assist with supplier evaluations and technical assessments.
• Support technical due diligence and new product introduction activities.
• Ensure all activities comply with regulatory requirements, and company quality standards.
• Maintain accurate technical records and project documentation.
• Support regulatory submissions and responses to technical queries.
• Participate in audits and inspections as required.

Skills

Strong formulation science

Technical data interpretation

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Commercial awareness

Education

Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences / Pharmacy / Chemistry

Job description

Vitabiotics Ltd in North West London is seeking a Formulation Technologist (permanent, full-time) to join our quality control team. You will contribute to the development, optimisation and transfer of formulations for our nutritionals, ensuring safety, stability and regulatory compliance.

The role involves managing outsourced development with CDMOs, supporting packaging and lifecycle management, and collaborating with regulatory, manufacturing and product development to deliver commercially