Senior Scientist

Evotec WD; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading life science company in Abingdon seeks a Senior Scientist to work in early formulation and analytical experiments. You will be responsible for project planning and execution, guiding junior scientists, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Candidates with a PhD, MSc or relevant degree, alongside strong problem-solving and communication skills, will thrive in this dynamic environment. The company offers excellent benefits including health insurance, pension, and generous holiday entitlement.

Benefits

Cycle to work scheme

Discounted Gym Membership

Private health insurance

Company Pension Scheme

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Proven expertise in formulation development with sustained high performance.
• Self-motivated, independent, enthusiastic with problem-solving skills.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform early formulation development and analytical experiments.
• Record and communicate results to stakeholders.
• Plan and execute assigned projects including formulation design.

Skills

Pharmaceutical dosage forms understanding

Experience in formulation development

Organizational skills

Problem-solving skills

Excellent communication skills

Education

PhD, MSc or Degree in pharmacy, related subject

Tools

UPLC / HPLC

XRPD

DSC

TGA

GVS

PSD instrumentation

Job description

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Scientist working within our Early Formulation & Developability Team.

Role:Senior Scientist

Job Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Salary: Competitive salary as well as excellent company benefits

Location: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK

Evotec is a leader in the discovery and development of novel small molecule drugs with operational sites in Europe and the US. The Company has built substantial drug discovery expertise and an industrialised platform that can drive new innovative small molecule compounds into the clinic. In addition, Evotec has built a deep internal knowledge base in the treatment of diseases related to neuroscience, pain, oncology, inflammation and metabolic diseases. Leveraging these skills and expertise the Company intends to develop best-in-class differentiated therapeutics and deliver superior science-driven discovery alliances with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.

Primary Responsibilities will include

• Responsible for performing Early formulation development and analytical experiments for R&D projects in collaboration with other scientific staff to an acceptable quality standard within a given time frame.
• Clearly and concisely recording and communicating the results to all relevant (internal/external) stakeholders.
• Responsible for the day-to-day planning and execution of assigned projects including formulation design, development, and characterisation.
• Provide guidance and training to Junior Scientist and ensures that the correct procedures are being followed and the quality of work is to an appropriate standard.
• Additionally, you will work closely with cross functional groups such as API development, Drug discovery, Safety assessment, and Drug product clinical sites.

Key Skills

• Phd, MSc or Degree in pharmacy, pharmaceutical science, chemistry, chemical engineering, or related subject.
• Developed and possesses an in-depth understanding of the science and technology of pharmaceutical dosage forms, and associated characterisation techniques and apply this knowledge to development a required early-stage formulation.
• Experience in Pre-clinical formulation development and/or manufacturing (non-GLP and GLP) is desirable but not essential.
• Familiarity with UPLC / HPLC, XRPD, DSC, TGA, GVS, PSD instrumentation.
• Proficient in update/report writing and reviewing.
• Proven expertise in formulation development as evidenced through sustained high performance in a number of previous projects.
• Proven ability to solve problems on assigned projects.
• Able to take appropriate day to day technical decisions regarding formulation development.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills and demonstrated an ability to work collaboratively and effectively in multidisciplinary teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Self-motivated, independent, enthusiastic, open minded view and problem-solving skills.

Company Benefits include

• Company Pension Scheme on completion of your 3-month probationary period. Contributions start at 6% employee and employer, Evotec will match up to 7.5%.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and additional length of service days awarded on the anniversary, up to a maximum of 30 days
• Private health insurance with BUPA for the employees and their partner/family under the company scheme
• Life assurance at four times your annual base salary
• Wellbeing support 24/7 and counselling services
• Permanent health insurance providing 75% of base salary after the qualifying period
• Eligibility to participate in the Company Bonus Scheme. This is a discretionary benefit
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted Gym Membership
• Refer a friend scheme, team and annual events, recognition awards and many more!

Onsite Facilities also include

• Onsite parking
• Great transport links
• Subsidised onsite restaurant

ENG : In the frame of our Diversity policy, Evotec considers, with equal competences, all applications including people with disabilities.

About Us

Evotec is a life science company with a unique business model that delivers on its mission to discover and develop highly effective therapeutics and make them available to the patients. The Company’s multimodality platform comprises a unique combination of innovative technologies, data and science for the discovery, development, and production of first-in-class and best-in-class pharmaceutical products. Evotec leverages this “Data-driven R&D Autobahn to Cures” for proprietary projects and within a network of partners including all Top 20 Pharma and over 800 biotechnology companies, academic institutions, as well as other healthcare stakeholders. Evotec has strategic activities in a broad range of currently underserved therapeutic areas, including e.g. neurology, oncology, as well as metabolic and infectious diseases. Within these areas of expertise, Evotec aims to create the world-leading co-owned pipeline for innovative therapeutics and has to-date established a portfolio of more than 200 proprietary and co-owned R&D projects from early discovery to clinical development. Evotec operates globally with more than 5,000 highly qualified people. The Company’s 17 sites offer highly synergistic technologies and services and operate as complementary clusters of excellence. For additional information please go to www.evotec.com and follow us on X/Twitter @Evotec and LinkedIn .

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