Senior Spray Drying & Formulation Scientist

Proclinical Staffing; Leiden; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Proclinical Staffing in Leiden, Netherlands, seeks a Spray Drying & Formulation Subject Matter Expert to lead development and scale‑up of advanced oral solid dosage formulations.

You will own spray‑drying operations, design formulation studies, select excipients, and drive process development from lab scale through manufacturing transfer.

This role provides strong technical leadership within a growing pharmaceutical company and a tangible impact on future formulation strategies.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in spray drying process development.
• Experience with pharmaceutical formulation development.
• Ability to transfer processes from lab to manufacturing.
• Strong GMP and quality systems understanding.

Responsibilities

• Lead spray-drying process development and scale-up.
• Design and execute formulation studies for challenging molecules.
• Select polymers, excipients to achieve product performance.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Drive continuous improvement in processes and equipment.

Skills

Spray drying

Formulation development

Scale-up

Process development

GMP & QA

Technical leadership

Tools

Spray drying equipment

Job description

Proclinical Staffing in Leiden, Netherlands, seeks a Spray Drying & Formulation Subject Matter Expert to lead development and scale‑up of advanced oral solid dosage formulations.

You will own spray‑drying operations, design formulation studies, select excipients, and drive process development from lab scale through manufacturing transfer.

This role provides strong technical leadership within a growing pharmaceutical company and a tangible impact on future formulation strategies.