What are the responsibilities and job description for the Research Scientist position at IMCD Group?
About the Role
This position is an excellent opportunity for a highly motivated and experienced Senior Scientist to join our Pharmaceutical Technical Center in New Jersey. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for managing laboratory processing equipment, raw materials, and facility according to current health and safety, quality, and regulatory requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage laboratory processing equipment, raw materials, and facility according to current health and safety, quality, and regulatory requirements.
- Undertake innovative formulation concept development to support market/customer needs.
- Undertake customer projects in lab and provide trouble shooting support to customers.
- Collaborate with suppliers on formulation projects to support sales and marketing activities as well as spotlight ingredient advantages.
- Coordinate and collaborate with IMCD global laboratory network to support global formulation strategies.
Requirements
To succeed in this role, you will require:
- Bachelor's degree in pharmaceutical, chemical, biological, biochemical, or related science.
- Minimum five years of experience in oral solid dosage forms in immediate and controlled release (blending, tablet compaction, pan coating, fluid bed, homogenizers, mixers).
- Additional experience with topical or liquid formulation development is beneficial.
- Understanding formulation processes including ingredient selection, application, and characterization (powder flow, powder and liquid rheology, bulk/tapped density, particle size determination, etc.).
- Experience with tableting & granulation equipment, blenders, stand mixers, HME, homogenizers, coating equipment.
- Experience with analytical equipment such as UV/Vis spectrophotometer and HPLC.
