Specialist Scientist - Formulations

Syngene International Limited; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Syngene International Limited is seeking a candidate to perform pre-formulation and formulation development activities to support pre-clinical and clinical studies. You will assess physicochemical properties and work with analytical tools to understand drug substances and products. The role requires M.

Pharm or M.S. in Pharmaceutics/Pharmaceutical Chemistry with 3–5 years of relevant industrial experience, strong teamwork, and good writing/communication skills for cross-functional interactions

Qualifications

• M. Pharm or M.S. in Pharmaceutics/ Pharmaceutical chemistry with 3–5 years of relevant industrial experience, preferably in Pharmaceutics.
• Experience in pre-formulation and formulation development activities.
• Ability to assess physicochemical properties and perform data interpretation.

Responsibilities

• Conduct pre-formulation studies to assess physicochemical properties of NCEs.
• Develop and evaluate oral dosage forms for pre-clinical/clinical studies.
• Support stability studies for PK/PD/toxology programs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and document results.
• Summarize and present experimental data in reports.

Skills

Physicochemical properties

Pre-formulation

Formulation Development

Biopharmaceutics

Analytical Chemistry

Solid State Characterization

Data Interpretation

Team Player

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Good Writing

Communication

Ready to Learn

Education

M. Pharm or M.S. in Pharmaceutics/ Pharmaceutical chemistry

Tools

MS Office

Basic scientific software/tools

Job description

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Department: Biopharmaceutics (BPH)

Incorporated in 1993, Syngene International Ltd. is an innovation-focused global discovery, development and manufacturing organization providing integrated scientific services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, nutrition, animal health, consumer goods and specialty chemical industries around the world. Syngene's clientele includes world leaders such as Bristol-Myers Squibb, Baxter, Amgen, GSK, Merck KGaA and Herbalife. Its innovative culture is driven by the passion of its 4240- strong team of scientists who work with clients from around the world to solve their scientific problems, improve R&D productivity, speed up time to market and lower the cost of innovation.

Job Purpose : To conduct and assist in pre-formulation and phase-appropriate formulation development activities to support pre-clinical and clinical studies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Physicochemical properties assessment through pre-formulation studies for new chemical entities (NCEs). Handling and good knowledge on various analytical tools/ instruments, used in drug discovery and formulation development work in order to understand physicochemical properties of NCEs.
• Formulation development, feasibility, and stability studies to support pre-clinical pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacology (PD) and toxicology (safety) studies.
• Good knowledge/ understanding on the biopharmaceutics risk assessment (in vitro) studies of drug substances and drug products.
• Assist in oral drug product development to support clinical studies, including but not limited to oral solution, suspension, tablet, and capsule dosage forms.
• Good knowledge/ understanding on solid state characterization of drug substances.
• Record, summarize and present experimental data/ results appropriately and assist in drafting relevant scientific/technical reports.
• Good working knowledge on MS office and basic scientific software/ tools, used in drug discovery and formulation development workspace.
• Work collaboratively with internal cross-functional teams while exhibiting the core values of the department and company.

Educational Qualifications & Experience:

M. Pharm or M.S. in Pharmaceutics/ Pharmaceutical chemistry with 3-5 years of relevant industrial experience, preferably in Pharmaceutics.

Technical Skills:

Physicochemical properties, Pre-formulation, Formulation Development, Formulation Stability, Biopharmaceutics, Analytical Chemistry, Solid State Characterization, Data Interpretation.

Functional/Behavioral Skills:

Team Player, Ready to Learn, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Good Writing, Communication and Internal Candidate will be interacting with PK/ PD/ toxicology, medicinal chemistry and analytical R&D groups

External Candidate will have occasional interactions with Syngene clients working in discovery and

Equal Opportunity Employer :

It is the policy of Syngene to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable legislation or local law. In addition, Syngene will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.