R&D Formulation Placement (12 Months) – Hybrid

STADA Arzneimittel AG; Linthwaite; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Salary Sacrifice Pension (6% employer)

25 days annual leave (+5 with buy)

On-site canteen

Free flu jab

Wellbeing support

Cycle to Work

Job summary

STADA UK Thornton & Ross is offering a 12-month Research & Development placement in Huddersfield, starting July 2027, with a salary of £28,000. You will support the delivery of our product pipeline across Derma Cosmetics, Home Hygiene & OTC, gaining hands-on industry experience under senior R&D guidance.

You will work on lab work, formulation, testing and project delivery, developing practical skills and contributing fresh ideas to shape future innovations within a collaborative team.

Qualifications

• Currently studying a Chemistry-based, Biomedical or Formulation degree and keen to apply your knowledge in a real R&D setting.
• Proactive and curious - you like to get stuck in, try new things and learn fast.
• Comfortable working independently, taking responsibility for your own tasks and time.
• A genuine team player who enjoys collaborating and contributing to shared goals.
• Able to build positive relationships with people at different levels and in different functions.
• Confident communicating with others and open to feedback to keep developing.

Responsibilities

• Become a trusted, productive member of the R&D team, taking real ownership of your workload with growing autonomy.
• Build powerful soft skills by working in multi-disciplinary teams and learning how to explain technical science to non-technical colleagues.
• Tailor your placement experience to your course and career ambitions, focusing on formulation.
• Get hands-on with formulation: making lab batches, working with raw material suppliers and helping develop products like Zoflora, Oilatum or Cetraben that can one day hit the shelves.
• Develop analytical expertise: testing household and cosmetic formulations, creating new test methods and learning advanced techniques to assess safety, quality and efficacy.

Skills

Curiosity

Problem solving

Independent working

Team player

Communication

Adaptability

Education

2nd year BSc / BA student

Job description

STADA UK Thornton & Ross is offering a 12-month Research & Development placement in Huddersfield, starting July 2027, with a salary of £28,000. You will support the delivery of our product pipeline across Derma Cosmetics, Home Hygiene & OTC, gaining hands-on industry experience under senior R&D guidance.

You will work on lab work, formulation, testing and project delivery, developing practical skills and contributing fresh ideas to shape future innovations within a collaborative team.