Irvine Formulation Scientist, Pharmaceutical Sciences (1–3 yrs)

Ultimate Staffing; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Courtyard workspace

Gym facilities

Snacks & drinks

Occasional catered meals

Job summary

Ultimate Staffing is seeking an Associate Scientist (Pharmaceutical Sciences) in Irvine, CA. The role is fully onsite, 5 days a week, reporting to the Manager/Senior Scientist of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

The candidate will support formulation development, analysis, and documentation across product lifecycles. The ideal candidate has 1–3 years of hands-on lab experience in pharmaceutical development, strong problem-solving skills, and excellent written/verbal communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemical Engineering, or related field.
• Hands-on lab experience in preformulation, formulation development, process development or analytical characterization preferred.
• 1–3 years of hands-on lab experience in pharmaceutical development from industry, academia, or internships.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving with ability to tackle technical challenges.
• Experience with pre-formulation, formulation, process development, scale-up from lab to pilot scale.
• Familiarity with analytical techniques to characterize drug substances or products (HPLC, UV-Vis, particle size, dissolution, rheology, pH).
• Maintains organized lab records and documents procedures clearly.
• Ability to work collaboratively while managing multiple priorities and meeting timelines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to summarize results for teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and conduct formulation studies under supervision.
• Maintain strong lab practices and generate reproducible data with integrity.
• Review internal/external technical docs and author memos, presentations, reports.
• Complete trainings assigned by Quality department as part of GxP compliance.

Skills

critical thinking

problem-solving

written & verbal communication

teamwork

Education

Bachelor in Chemistry

Bachelor in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Bachelor in Chemical Engineering

Tools

HPLC

UV-Vis spectroscopy

Particle size analysis

Dissolution tests

Rheology

pH measurement

Osmolality

Viscosity measurement

Job description

Ultimate Staffing is seeking an Associate Scientist (Pharmaceutical Sciences) in Irvine, CA. The role is fully onsite, 5 days a week, reporting to the Manager/Senior Scientist of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

The candidate will support formulation development, analysis, and documentation across product lifecycles. The ideal candidate has 1–3 years of hands-on lab experience in pharmaceutical development, strong problem-solving skills, and excellent written/verbal communication.