Senior Scientist, Formulation & Process Innovation

Celcuity; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Equity package

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) match

PTO

Paid holidays

Job summary

Celcuity is seeking a Senior or Principal Scientist, Formulation and Process Development, who will lead formulation and process development for drug product development and lifecycle management. This role sits in a collaborative Pharmaceutical Development group advancing Celcuity’s lead drug candidates.

The candidate will oversee projects from pre-formulation to scale-up, work with contract labs and CDMOs, support IP and regulatory filings, and stay current with formulation trends.

Qualifications

• Ph.D./M.S./B.S. in Pharmaceutical Science or related fields.
• 7+ years of pharmaceutical development experience; industry experience preferred depending on degree.
• Expertise in sterile, parenteral dosage forms and formulation development.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects to support development of novel and existing formulations across the product lifecycle, including pre-formulation, dosage form selection, development, process development, and scale-up.
• Design, execute, and interpret formulation and process development experiments with contract labs and CDMOs.
• Identify and vet new contract organizations to support formulation and process development.
• Define and execute project plans for formulation lifecycle management.
• Support writing technical sections for IP and regulatory filings.
• Develop knowledge of formulation development trends and technologies.
• Serve as SME for formulation development within the team.
• Summarize and present information to groups and cross-functional audiences.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Formulation development

Drug product development

Parenteral dosage forms

Scale-up

Preclinical study support

Analytical skills

Sterile formulation

Education

PhD in Pharmaceutical Science

MS in Pharmaceutical Science

BS in Chemical Engineering

Job description

Celcuity is seeking a Senior or Principal Scientist, Formulation and Process Development, who will lead formulation and process development for drug product development and lifecycle management. This role sits in a collaborative Pharmaceutical Development group advancing Celcuity’s lead drug candidates.

The candidate will oversee projects from pre-formulation to scale-up, work with contract labs and CDMOs, support IP and regulatory filings, and stay current with formulation trends.