Pharmaceutical Formulation Scientist – Drug Delivery Expert

Placements24; Klerksdorp; On-site; ZAR 680,000 - 920,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical insurance

Pension contributions

Conference opportunities

State-of-the-art laboratories

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an innovative Formulation Scientist to join its Research & Development team in Klerksdorp. The role focuses on designing, developing, and optimizing pharmaceutical dosage forms to ensure stability, bioavailability, and manufacturability.

The ideal candidate holds a Master’s or PhD in Pharmaceutics or related field, with 4+ years in formulation development and experience with scale-up and regulatory considerations.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years hands-on experience in pharmaceutical formulation development.
• Strong knowledge of dosage forms and drug delivery technologies.
• Proficiency with laboratory equipment used in formulation development and characterization.
• Experience with scale-up and technology transfer processes.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities and a scientific approach to development.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop novel pharmaceutical formulations (e.g., tablets, capsules, injectables, topical preparations).
• Conduct pre-formulation studies, including solubility, stability, and compatibility testing of APIs.
• Optimize formulations for PK profiles, stability, and manufacturability.
• Develop and validate analytical methods for characterizing formulated products.
• Scale-up formulations from lab to pilot and commercial manufacturing scales.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, quality control, and regulatory affairs teams during development.

Skills

Pharmaceutical formulation development

Dosage forms knowledge

Laboratory equipment proficiency

Scale-up & tech transfer

Problem solving

Education

Master's or PhD in Pharmaceutics / Pharmaceutical Sciences / Chemical Engineering

Job description

Placements24 is seeking an innovative Formulation Scientist to join its Research & Development team in Klerksdorp. The role focuses on designing, developing, and optimizing pharmaceutical dosage forms to ensure stability, bioavailability, and manufacturability.

The ideal candidate holds a Master’s or PhD in Pharmaceutics or related field, with 4+ years in formulation development and experience with scale-up and regulatory considerations.