Formulation Scientist - 408701

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

Benefits offered by this job

Atrium Care Package

Job summary

Atrium is seeking a Formulation Scientist in the Boston area to support solid oral dosage development in a QbD environment. You will work hands-on across lab and clinical manufacturing scale, turning materials and process data into robust formulations.

The role emphasizes independent work, strong statistics, and GMP-compliant documentation as you contribute to formulation and process development in a pharmaceutical setting.

Qualifications

• Hands-on solid oral dosage formulation and 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 oral dosage formulation

Blending

Granulation

Compression

GMP documentation

Statistics

Independent work

Education

Master's degree in Chemical Engineering or related

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or related 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).