Remote Formulation Scientist - Drug Delivery Innovator

Placements24; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Competitive salary

Health coverage

Professional development

Flexible time off

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a creative and skilled Formulation Scientist to join their remote R&D team. You will design, develop, and optimize pharmaceutical formulations across oral, injectable, or topical routes, applying advanced pharmaceutics and material science.

The role requires 3+ years of hands-on formulation experience, expertise with DSC, TGA, XRD, and particle size analysis, and the ability to work independently in a remote setting.

Qualifications

• Master's or Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics or related field.
• Minimum of 3 years hands-on experience in pharmaceutical formulation development.
• Strong knowledge of dosage form design and drug delivery systems.
• Experience with analytical techniques: DSC, TGA, XRD, particle size analysis.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop stable formulations for oral, injectable, or topical delivery.
• Conduct pre-formulation studies on APIs and excipients.
• Optimize formulations using various techniques to achieve desired PK and product performance.
• Perform compatibility studies, stability testing, and develop analytical methods for formulation evaluation.
• Troubleshoot formulation challenges and support tech transfer to manufacturing.
• Collaborate with analytical development, manufacturing, and regulatory teams.

Skills

Remote work

Analytical thinking

Education

Master's or Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics or related

Tools

DSC

TGA

XRD

Particle size analysis

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a creative and skilled Formulation Scientist to join their remote R&D team. You will design, develop, and optimize pharmaceutical formulations across oral, injectable, or topical routes, applying advanced pharmaceutics and material science.

The role requires 3+ years of hands-on formulation experience, expertise with DSC, TGA, XRD, and particle size analysis, and the ability to work independently in a remote setting.