Expert Associate Formulation Scientist, Oral Dosage Forms (m/f/d)
Project information
- The purpose of this role is to develop the growing pipeline of oral products. We are looking for an expert in the area of Oral Solid Dosage Forms (small molecules, NCE). As a member of the team, you will play a key role in the development of formulations and processes for oral dosage forms with end-to-end scope, from first-in-human trials to transfer to Technical Operations. You will plan, perform and document scientific experiments for formulation- and process development for preparation and timely delivery of drug products incl. support at GMP manufacturing, primarily in the area of Oral Solid Dosage forms. You will participate in scientific teams and contribute to the overall Technical Research and Development strategies and goals.For the development of oral solid dosage forms we are looking for an experienced associate. Your duties will be to develop formulations of capsules, film coated tablets or sachets, to develop manufacturing processes including scale-up. In addition, you will support the process transfer to GMP Pilot Plant and Technical Operations (TechOps) sites, and support the manufacture of clinical supplies under a GMP environment. Your responsibilities will be to plan, perform scientific experiments (or pilot plant processes) for formulation- and process development under minimal guidance from team members and to contribute to the interpretation and report results. You have experience in actively applying digital tools e.g. for reporting of experiments, and are experienced and curious to utilize and to further advance data&digital tools.
Responsibilities
- Plan, coordinate, perform and document scientific experiments in collaboration with functional and project leads
- Develop phase appropriate formulations for oral drug products. Develop efficient and robust processes for oral drug products
- Utilize data digital tools (e.g. e-Lab Journal, digital IPC data handling, digital data recording, data visualization tools)
- Provide raw data documentation, evaluation and interpretation of results - Propose and provide input for the design of next experiments
- Transfer procedures/instructions to GMP production facilities (e.g. Pilot Plant, NTO), including troubleshooting
- Support the manufacture of clinical supplies under a GMP environment
- Contribute to investment projects and maintenance of infrastructure/equipment
- Adherence to quality, quantity, and timelines for all assigned tasks. Adherence to the company's standards, in particular, quality, ethical, health, safety, and environment (HSE), and information security (ISEC) standards
- Reproducibility of experiments and results
Profile
- You have graduated as pharmaceutical technologist (lab-technician apprenticeship, Pharmakant / Chemie-/Pharmatechnologe, with relevant industrial experience), or hold a degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences or a related discipline (e.g. MSc, or BSc), with proven experience in formulation- and process-development
- Experience in manufacturing under GMP is advantageou
- Ideally successful experience in pharmaceutical development of oral solid dosage forms, e.g. in lab, technicum or Pilot Plant setting, with experience in the most common pharmaceutical technologies und unit operations
- Experience in formulation development / pre-formulation incl related experience with (functional) excipients and enabling formulations is advantageous
- Strong awareness andproven experience for safe handling of chemicals, potentially dangerous materials and equipment
- Experience and severity in actively applying data-digital tools alike e-LabNotebook, digital documentation and data recording tools, additional experience, e.g. from contribution to the development and advancement of those tools is advantageous
- Good scientific or technical knowledge in galenics/pharmaceutical technology / formulation- and/or process development at lab, pilot and production
- Excellent user experience of software and computer tools (e.g. electronic documentation). Adequate knowledge in related scientific/technical areas
- Proficient with laboratory and/or technical tools. Excellent Communication skills
- Basic presentation skills and scientific/technical writing skills. Excellent organizational skills with respect to planning, tracking, priority setting and adherence to project timelines
- Proficiency in English required (oral & written), German and/or French is an advantage
Benefits
- A very renowned company
- You will work in an international environment
About Hays
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