Drug Delivery Formulation Scientist (Hybrid)

Placements24; Gauteng; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Placements24 is hiring a Pharmaceutical Formulation Scientist for our client in Pretoria, Gauteng. You will design, develop, and optimize advanced drug delivery systems to enhance efficacy and patient compliance, working with oral, injectable, and topical dosage forms in a hybrid lab/office environment.

You will conduct pre-formulation studies, characterize APIs and excipients, and scale-up formulations using controlled release, nanotechnology, and targeted delivery approaches, collaborating

Responsibilities

• Design and develop novel pharmaceutical formulations for various routes of administration (oral, injectable, topical).
• Conduct pre-formulation studies, including characterization of APIs and excipients.
• Optimize formulations for stability, bioavailability, manufacturability, and therapeutic performance.
• Utilize drug delivery technologies such as controlled release, nanotechnology, and targeted delivery systems.
• Plan and execute formulation development experiments, scale-up studies, and technology transfer.

Job description

Placements24 is hiring a Pharmaceutical Formulation Scientist for our client in Pretoria, Gauteng. You will design, develop, and optimize advanced drug delivery systems to enhance efficacy and patient compliance, working with oral, injectable, and topical dosage forms in a hybrid lab/office environment.

You will conduct pre-formulation studies, characterize APIs and excipients, and scale-up formulations using controlled release, nanotechnology, and targeted delivery approaches, collaborating