Laboratory Manager - Early Formulation & Developability

Evote; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Laboratory Manager to lead a dynamic team in early formulation and developability. This role involves managing laboratory functions, fostering high performance, and implementing innovative drug delivery technologies. The successful candidate will have extensive experience in formulation development, particularly for oral and parenteral routes. With a focus on enhancing bioavailability and meeting project objectives, this position offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package. Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to innovation in drug discovery and development.

Benefits

Pension Scheme

25 Days Holiday

Private Health Insurance

Private Dental Cover

Life Assurance

Wellbeing Support

Permanent Health Insurance

Company Bonus Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Team Events

Qualifications

• Proven leadership and team management experience.
• Expertise in formulation technologies for parenteral and oral delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage laboratory functions and staff development.
• Implement new technologies and promote innovation in formulation development.

Skills

Leadership

Formulation Development

Technical Leadership

Project Management

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Time Management

Education

MSc in Life Sciences

MSc in Pharmaceutical Technology

Tools

GMP Regulations

Drug Delivery Technologies

Job description

Here at Evotec, we are currently recruiting for a Laboratory Manager to work within Early Formulation & Developability, joining the team at our campus in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK.

The Laboratory Manager will lead a team of about 8 people to deliver early formulation services for standalone and integrated projects within the company's pharmaceutical and preclinical development business line.

The successful candidate will have extensive technical and scientific experience in physico-chemical characterisation and formulation development and screening, particularly for oral and parenteral routes of administration.

Located in Abingdon, Oxford, UK, the early formulation department offers technologies and expertise to address the most challenging New Chemical Entities (NCEs). The department focuses on early formulations for rapid first dosing in toxicology as well as quick screening of formulation approaches for Phase I trials, with a major emphasis on bioavailability-enhancing technologies. This role will report to the Head of Early Formulation & Developability.

Aptuit is a member company of Evotec, a global pharmaceutical business. Evotec covers all activities from target-to-clinic to meet the industry’s need for innovation and efficiency in drug discovery and development. The company has established a unique position by assembling top-class scientific experts and integrating state-of-the-art technologies, with substantial experience and expertise in key therapeutic areas including neuronal diseases, diabetes, pain, oncology, infectious diseases, respiratory diseases, and fibrosis.

Role: Laboratory Manager Early Formulation & Developability

Role Type: Permanent

Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Salary: Competitive salary, plus excellent company benefits

Location: Milton Park, Abingdon (onsite role)

Role & Responsibilities

1. Lead and manage all laboratory functions, including maintenance of laboratory facilities and equipment, staff development, and annual reviews.
2. Create an environment that fosters high performance. Recruit, motivate, develop, and nurture talented individuals for leadership and succession roles within the team.
3. Provide technical leadership to implement new technologies and state-of-the-art equipment, with particular focus on enabling drug delivery technologies. Promote innovation and scientific understanding of Formulation Development & Developability activities, identifying best practices, processes, and quality improvements to add value to Evotec’s solutions.
4. Review and release client project reports, prepare/support and approve protocols, reports, SOPs, and other documents, and ensure timely reporting of formulation work to customers.
5. Establish and foster good interactions with other departments within Evotec to provide a coherent one-stop shop for development projects.
6. Plan resources effectively, collaborating with other groups, to support workloads and deliver projects according to scientific objectives, budgets, and timelines.
7. Ensure metrics for Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and EHS are met; recommend process improvements when required.
8. Manage budgets at the project and department levels, including outsourcing budgets. Provide monthly forecast input to the PMO team with support from Project Leaders, and control against actuals.

The Person

• MSc in Life Sciences; MSc in Pharmaceutical Technology is a plus.
• Previous experience in Early Formulation Development; CRO/CMO experience preferred.
• Proven leadership and team management experience.
• Expertise in several Formulation Technologies, especially Parenteral and Oral Delivery (including enabling technologies).
• Expertise in Physical properties, characterisation, and Analytics.
• Understanding and expertise in clinical formulation development is a plus.
• Knowledge of Pharmaceutical Drug Development; Preclinical Development is a plus. Understanding of GMP and pharmaceutical regulations.
• Excellent time management, multitasking, planning, and organisational skills.
• Self-managing, assertive, responsible, and detail-oriented with strong data review skills.
• Effective communication skills for interactions with team, internal departments, other sites, and customers.
• Accountability for team performance and strong team player qualities.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package including

• Auto-enrolment in our pension scheme after probation; employee contributions start at 6%, with employer matching up to 7.5%.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, with additional days on service anniversary, up to 30 days.
• Private health insurance with BUPA for employees and their partners/families.
• Private dental cover after 3 months.
• Life assurance at 4x annual salary.
• Wellbeing support and counselling services 24/7.
• Permanent health insurance covering 75% of base salary after qualifying period.
• Participation in the Company Bonus Scheme (discretionary).
• Cycle to work scheme, refer-a-friend scheme, team and recognition events, and more.

Onsite Facilities

• Onsite parking
• Subsidised onsite restaurant
• Good public transport links

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