Associate Scientist

IMCD Group; Allendale (NJ); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligible

Job summary

IMCD Group in Allendale, NJ is seeking an Associate Scientist to support the Pharmaceutical Technical Center in formulation development, prototype manufacturing, analytical testing, and laboratory management.

The role works on-site in the Allendale lab and collaborates with Senior Scientists on customer projects, supplier collaborations, and internal studies, following GLP, safety, quality, and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree plus 6+ years in formulation development for solid oral dosage forms.
• Hands-on experience with powder handling, blending, wet granulation, milling, tablet compression, capsule filling, film coating, or fluid bed processing.
• Experience performing USP testing including dissolution, disintegration, friability, and tablet hardness.

Responsibilities

• Supports formulation development projects for oral solid, liquid, topical, and nutraceutical applications.
• Prepares laboratory prototypes including blends, granules, tablets, capsules, coated dosage forms, suspensions, emulsions, creams, gels, lotions, and solutions.
• Conducts formulation screening studies and generates technical data to support customer projects and internal marketing initiatives.
• Operates pharmaceutical processing equipment including blenders, granulators, tablet presses, encapsulators, fluid bed processors, coating equipment, mixers, homogenizers, laboratory-scale liquid and topical manufacturing equipment.
• Performs analytical and physical characterization testing including HPLC, UV/Vis spectroscopy, dissolution, disintegration, hardness, friability, particle size, rheology, viscosity, powder flow, and density measurements.
• Maintains laboratory equipment, instrumentation, raw material inventory, and samples to ensure efficient laboratory operations.
• Performs routine equipment setup, cleaning, preventative maintenance, and calibration activities in accordance with laboratory procedures.

Skills

Formulation development

Analytical testing

Solid oral dosage forms

GLP compliance

Lab management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences/Chemical Engineering

Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD)

Tools

HPLC

Tablet coating equipment

Granulation equipment

Job description

About the Role

The Associate Scientist will support the day-to-day operation of the Pharmaceutical Technical Center through formulation development, prototype manufacturing, analytical testing, and laboratory management activities. Working closely with the Senior Scientist, this role will support customer projects, supplier collaborations, technical demonstrations, and internal application studies involving oral solid, liquid, and topical dosage forms while following GLP, safety, quality, and regulatory requirements. This role works 100% on site in our Allendale, New Jersey lab.

Responsibilities

• Supports formulation development projects for oral solid, liquid, topical, and nutraceutical applications.
• Prepares laboratory prototypes including blends, granules, tablets, capsules, coated dosage forms, suspensions, emulsions, creams, gels, lotions, and solutions.
• Conducts formulation screening studies and generate technical data to support customer projects and internal marketing initiatives.
• Operates pharmaceutical processing equipment including blenders, granulators, tablet presses, encapsulators, fluid bed processors, coating equipment, mixers, homogenizers, laboratory-scale liquid and topical manufacturing equipment.
• Performs analytical and physical characterization testing including HPLC, UV/Vis spectroscopy, dissolution, disintegration, hardness, friability, particle size, rheology, viscosity, powder flow, and density measurements.
• Maintains laboratory equipment, instrumentation, raw material inventory, and samples to ensure efficient laboratory operations.
• Performs routine equipment setup, cleaning, preventative maintenance, and calibration activities in accordance with laboratory procedures.

Education & Experience

Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemical Engineering or a related discipline.

Minimum 6 years of related experience in formulation development with a focus on solid oral dosage forms; hands‑on experience with powder handling, blending, wet granulation, milling, tablet compression, capsule filling, film coating, or fluid bed processing; experience performing USP testing, including dissolution, disintegration, friability, and tablet hardness.

Strong understanding of pharmaceutical manufacturing processes, laboratory safety and scientific documentation.

Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in a related field may offset some of the experience required.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in a pharmaceutical product development laboratory

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

Primarily lab-based work environment.

Regular use of computers, lab equipment, and standard office equipment.

The base salary range for this position is $75,000 - 95,000 dependent on experience. This position is bonus eligible.