Formulation Scientist

Atrium Staffing LLC; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Atrium Care Package

Healthcare plans

Paid time off

Job summary

Atrium Staffing LLC is recruiting for a Formulation Scientist in the Boston area to support solid oral dosage development in a Quality by Design (QbD) environment. The role involves hands-on work across lab and clinical manufacturing scale, turning materials and process data into robust formulations.

Candidates should have hands-on experience with blending, granulation, compression, material characterization, GMP documentation, and strong math and statistics skills; ability to work independently

Qualifications

• Hands-on solid oral dosage formulation and/or process development experience.
• Experience with blending, granulation, and compression.
• Material characterization experience.
• GMP documentation and compliance experience.
• Strong math and statistics skills.
• Ability to work fairly independently.

Responsibilities

• Perform blending, granulation, and compression for solid oral dosage forms.
• Support formulation and process development from lab scale through clinical manufacturing scale.
• Conduct material characterization to inform formulation and process decisions.
• Perform basic statistical and data analysis on experimental results.
• Maintain GMP documentation and ensure compliance.

Skills

Solid dosage formulation

Process development

Blending

Granulation

Compression

Material characterization

GMP documentation

Statistics

Independent work

Education

Master's degree in Chemical Engineering / Materials related field

Bachelor's degree in related field with 5+ years experience

Job description

Client Overview:

Our client is a leading biopharmaceutical company in the Boston area with a strong commitment to science, innovation, and developing high-quality medicines. They are looking to add a Formulation Scientist to their team.

Salary/Hourly Rate:

$40/hr - $50/hr

Position Overview:

The Formulation Scientist will support solid oral dosage development in a Quality by Design (QbD) environment. The Formulation Scientist will work hands-on across lab and clinical manufacturing scale, turning materials and process data into robust formulations. This is an excellent opportunity for a Formulation Scientist who works well independently and wants to deepen their experience in pharmaceutical formulation and process development.

Responsibilities of the Formulation Scientist:

• Perform blending, granulation, and compression for solid oral dosage forms.
• Support formulation and process development from lab scale through clinical manufacturing scale.
• Conduct material characterization to inform formulation and process decisions.
• Perform basic statistical and data analysis on experimental results.
• Maintain GMP documentation and ensure compliance.

Required Experience/Skills for the Formulation Scientist:

• Hands-on solid oral dosage formulation and/or process development experience.
• Experience with blending, granulation, and compression.
• Material characterization experience.
• GMP documentation and compliance experience.
• Strong math and statistics skills.
• Ability to work fairly independently.

Preferred Experience/Skills for the Formulation Scientist:

• Experience in a pharmaceutical formulation/process development team, CDMO, or materials characterization lab.
• Experience working in a QbD environment.
• Lab and clinical manufacturing scale experience.

Education Requirements:

• Master's degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science, or a related physical science with 0 - 3 years of experience is required, OR
• Bachelor's degree in one of the above fields with 5+ years of relevant industry experience is required.

Benefits:

• Atrium Care Package available, upon eligibility (including healthcare plans, discount programs, and paid time off).