Senior Scientist

Evotec; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Scientist to join their Early Formulation & Developability Team. This role involves performing early formulation development and analytical experiments while collaborating with various scientific teams. The ideal candidate will possess a strong educational background in pharmaceutical sciences and demonstrate expertise in formulation development. The company offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits, including private health insurance, a generous pension scheme, and ample vacation days. Join a forward-thinking organization where your contributions will drive innovative drug development.

Benefits

Company Pension Scheme

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Private health insurance

Private dental cover

Life assurance

Wellbeing support

Permanent health insurance

Cycle to work scheme

Discounted Gym Membership

Refer a friend scheme

Qualifications

• In-depth understanding of pharmaceutical dosage forms and characterization techniques.
• Experience in pre-clinical formulation development is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Perform early formulation development and analytical experiments.
• Provide guidance and training to Junior Scientists.

Skills

PhD in Pharmacy

Analytical Skills

Formulation Development

Communication Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

Education

Degree in Pharmaceutical Science

MSc in Chemistry

Tools

UPLC

HPLC

XRPD

DSC

TGA

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
• Private dental cover, after 3 months service
• 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

FR : Dans le cadre de sa politique Diversité, Evotec étudie, à compétences égales, toutes les candidatures dont celles des personnes en situation de handicap.

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