Formulation And Development Research Associate

Aurobindo Pharma; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 800,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurobindo Pharma in Hyderabad seeks a formulation scientist to lead development of robust Solid Oral Dosage Forms and manage the full lifecycle from lab-scale trials to technology transfer. You will design DoE-based strategies, develop IR/DR/bilayer tablets, conduct dissolution and IVIVC analyses, and support scale-up with HPLC/UV-Vis/PXRD data interpretation.

The role requires hands-on experience with pilot-scale manufacturing, API-excipient studies, and on-site troubleshooting to ensure smooth

Responsibilities

• Handle formulation and process development of robust Solid Oral Dosage Forms (SODF).
• Target global markets including the US and ROW.
• Manage product lifecycle from conceptualization and lab-scale trials to technology transfer.
• Conduct literature and patent searches to establish non-infringing development pathways.
• Design and execute rational formulation strategies using Design of Experiments (DoE).
• Develop complex oral drug delivery systems including Immediate Release (IR), Delayed Release (DR), and Bilayer Tablets.
• Perform API-excipient compatibility studies and evaluate solid-state properties to select components.
• Execute and optimize lab-scale, bench-scale, and pilot-scale manufacturing batches.
• Provide on-site technical support and troubleshoot during commercial scale-up and validation trials.
• Raise material, equipment, and tooling indents to maintain lab workflows.
• Interpret data from HPLC, UV-Vis, and PXRD instruments.
• Evaluate in-vitro dissolution profiles and compare multi-media dissolution kinetics.
• Review and interpret bio-study (BA/BE) data to align in-vitro with in-vivo outcomes.

Job description

Key Responsibilities Research & Experimental Design:

• Handle formulation and process development of robust Solid Oral Dosage Forms (SODF).
• Target global regulated and semi-regulated markets including the US and ROW.
• Manage the product lifecycle from conceptualization and lab-scale trials to technology transfer.
• Conduct systematic literature and patent searches to establish non-infringing product development pathways.
• Design and execute rational formulation strategies utilizing Design of Experiments (DoE) principles.
• Develop complex oral drug delivery systems including Immediate Release (IR), Delayed Release (DR), and Bilayer Tablets.
• Perform API-excipient compatibility studies and evaluate solid-state properties to select optimal components.
• Execute and optimize lab-scale, bench-scale, and pilot-scale manufacturing batches.
• Provide on-site technical support and active troubleshooting during commercial scale-up and validation trials.
• Raise material, equipment, and tooling indents to maintain uninterrupted laboratory workflows.
• Interpret and analyze complex data generated from HPLC, UV-Vis Spectrophotometers, and PXRD.
• Evaluate in-vitro dissolution profiles and compare multi-media dissolution kinetics.
• Review and interpret bio-study (BA/BE) data to align in-vitro performance with in-vivo outcomes.