Formulation Scientist - Process Development

Ultimate Staffing Services; Irvine (CA); Presencial; USD 70.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Ultimate Staffing is seeking a Formulation Scientist - Process Development in Irvine, CA, onsite. You will help design and conduct formulation studies to support development and manufacturing processes, under supervision of Sr Scientist, Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Qualifications include a Bachelor in Chemistry or related field and 1–2 years of industry lab experience in formulation development, with hands-on analytical testing experience (HPLC, UV-Vis, particle size analysis, dissolution,

Formación

• Bachelor degree in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemical Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 1–2 years of hands-on industry lab experience in formulation development.
• Experience with analytical testing of small molecule therapeutics.
• Familiarity with pre-formulation, formulation, process development, scale-up from lab to pilot scale.
• Knowledge of techniques like HPLC, UV-Vis, particle size analysis, dissolution, rheology, pH, osmolality, viscosity.

Responsabilidades

• Help design and conduct formulation studies to support development and manufacturing processes.
• Demonstrates meticulous lab practices and generates reproducible, well-documented data.
• Authors and reviews notebook entries and technical memos, maintaining data integrity.
• Reviews internal and external documents and prepares scientific reports.
• Completes trainings by Quality department as part of GxP compliance.

Conocimientos

Attention to detail

Data documentation

Scientific communication

Team collaboration

Educación

Bachelor in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemical Engineering, or related fields

Herramientas

HPLC

UV-Vis spectroscopy

Particle size analysis

Dissolution testing

Rheology

Descripción del empleo

We are hiring for a Formulation Scientist - Process Development with 1-2 years of lab experience. You will have an opportunity to join a leading biopharmaceutical company based in Irvine, CA!*NOTE*: This position is fully onsite 5-days a week in Irvine, CA. Candidates MUST be local to Orange County, CA. We are looking for inspired individuals who are motivated to grow professionally, while building a best-in-class pharmaceutical company with a differentiated approach. Join us in advancing our mission to focus on unmet needs and apply proven science and new technology to revolutionize treatment for patients.

Overview

Under supervision of the Manager and Sr Scientist of Pharmaceutical Sciences, the Formulation Scientist will be involved in the development, designing, and performing and/or management of experiments to support products' development at various stages of their lifecycles.

Key responsibilities

• Help design and conduct formulation studies to support formulation and manufacturing process development with assistance and supervision of Sr Scientist, Pharmaceutical Sciences.


• Demonstrates strong laboratory practices, attention to detail, and the ability to generate accurate, reproducible, and well-documented experimental data.


• Author and review internal notebook entries documenting lab work in timely manner and treat data with a high level of integrity and ethics.


• Review internal and external technical documents and author technical memos, scientific presentations, and reports.


• Complete trainings assigned by the Quality department as part of being a GxP employee in a timely manner.

Qualifications

• Bachelor in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemical Engineering, or related fields.


• Minimum 1-2 years of hands-on INDUSTRY lab experience in formulation development (academic experience alone will NOT qualify).


• Experience with analytical testing of small molecule therapeutics.


• Experience with a combination of any the following: pre-formulation, formulation, process development, scale-up and optimization from laboratory scale to pilot scale.


• Familiarity with analytical techniques used to characterize drug substance or drug products (e.g., HPLC, UV-Vis spectroscopy, particle size analysis, dissolution, rheology, pH, osmolality, viscosity, or related techniques).


• Maintains organized laboratory records and effectively documents experimental procedures, observations, and conclusions.


• Ability to work collaboratively while managing multiple priorities and meeting project timelines.


• Effective written and verbal communication skills with the ability to summarize experimental results and present findings to project teams.

Additional Details

The position will be based in our beautiful Irvine office, complete with a courtyard, gym, snacks, drinks, and occasional catered meals. We are passionate about our culture! Our employees live our values of commitment to patients, empowerment to champion innovation, and teamwork to amplify impact! This position reports directly to our Manager of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.