Senior Formulation Scientist — On-Site with Bonus & Equity

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (US); Boston (MA); On-site; USD 74,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc is seeking a Formulation Senior Research Associate to advance drug candidates from exploratory development through commercial line extension in a Quality by Design environment, using lab based and computational tools.

You will contribute to the development of solid dosage forms for clinical and commercial use, generate data for project progression and regulatory filings, and maintain rigorous documentation of experiments and results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in pharmaceutical, material science or chemical engineering.
• Master’s degree in pharmaceutical sciences, chemistry, chemical engineering or materials sciences.
• 0–2 years life sciences/engineering/academia with Master’s degree, or 4 years with a Bachelor's degree.

Responsibilities

• Develop solid dosage forms for clinical and commercial use.
• Generate data for project progression and regulatory filings.
• Conduct optimization and scale‑up studies.
• Interpret laboratory experiments with minimal supervision.
• Document integrated outcomes in presentations and reports.
• Assist in tech transfer to CMOs for clinical trial manufacture.
• Ensure compliance with Safety and GMP procedures.

Skills

Formulation techniques

Processing equipment

Unit operations

Statistical analysis

Technical writing

Communication skills

CMO experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in pharmaceutical, material science or chemical engineering

Master’s degree in pharmaceutical sciences, chemistry, chemical engineering or materials sciences

Job description

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc is seeking a Formulation Senior Research Associate to advance drug candidates from exploratory development through commercial line extension in a Quality by Design environment, using lab based and computational tools.

You will contribute to the development of solid dosage forms for clinical and commercial use, generate data for project progression and regulatory filings, and maintain rigorous documentation of experiments and results.