Senior Pharmaceutical Development Scientist

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 111,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. in San Diego seeks an experienced formulation scientist to represent Product Development on CMC project teams from discovery to commercial launch, providing formulation and analytical expertise to support preclinical and clinical programs.

You will design preformulation and formulation studies, lead process development and scale-up, apply QbD and DOE, and ensure regulatory readiness through cGMP-compliant documentation and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in pharmaceutical industry development or manufacturing.
• Experience in preclinical/clinical and regulatory environments is preferred.
• Hands-on experience with formulation/process development and scale-up.

Responsibilities

• Lead preformulation and formulation development studies to enable product progression.
• Plan and execute DOE-backed studies aligned with QbD for process optimization.
• Coordinate tech transfer and scale-up activities from development to manufacturing.
• Prepare regulatory documentation and support IND/NDA submissions.

Skills

Formulation development

DOE (Design of Experiments)

Quality by Design (QbD)

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory submissions support

cGMP knowledge

Analytical method understanding

Education

BS/BA in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, or related field

MS/MA in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, or related field

PhD in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, or related field

Tools

Statistical analysis software

DOE software

Job description

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. in San Diego seeks an experienced formulation scientist to represent Product Development on CMC project teams from discovery to commercial launch, providing formulation and analytical expertise to support preclinical and clinical programs.

You will design preformulation and formulation studies, lead process development and scale-up, apply QbD and DOE, and ensure regulatory readiness through cGMP-compliant documentation and cross-functional collaboration.