What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Formulation Scientist position at KEMIO Consulting?
Senior Scientist - Formulation Development
Onsite: Boston / Massachusetts / East Coast USA
Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Pharmaceutical Science, Small Molecule
KEMIO are representing a global pharmaceutical company in Cambridge, Massachusetts, who are building their Formulation Development capabilities at their R&D site.
This medium sized organisation has several successful medicines on the market and in their clinical pipeline. This is a great opportunity to lead technical innovation while also designing and executing lab experiments for small molecule formulation development.
Responsibilities:
- Provide technical leadership in designing and executing lab-based experiments to develop small molecule formulations across various stages.
- Support strategic planning and meet project deliverables within timelines, incorporating both immediate and long-term goals.
- Collaborate effectively within a team-based environment, fostering diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
- Maintain and enhance scientific/technical knowledge, champion ideas for new projects, and serve as a role model within the scientific/technical community.
- Utilize creative scientific skills and demonstrate mastery of materials understanding and drug product unit operations.
- Emphasize the importance of collaboration for project success.
Qualifications
- Degree in chemical engineering, pharmaceutical science, materials science, or related physical science with a PhD and 3 years, or an MS with 10 years, or a BS with 15 years of experience in pharmaceutical development.
- Deep and thorough understanding of chemical and material science, engineering, and development of pharmaceutical dosage forms with a focus on how physicochemical properties impact dosage form development and product quality.
- Proficiency in development/lab-scale production equipment such as tableting, granulation, blending, milling, spray drying, coating, drying.
- Must have at least 3 years expereince working with Oral Solid Doses
- Demonstrated a track record of solving complex technical problems and showcasing leadership in a technical capacity.
- Experience developing small molecule OSD formulations for clinical studies
- Excellent communication, organization, and planning skills, along with a high level of technical aptitude and creativity.
- Solid knowledge of cGMPs and applicable regulatory guidance.
- Proven ability to apply scientific principles to design, execute, and interpret experiments.
- Ability to interact and collaborate within a diverse and interdisciplinary team environment on creative problem-solving, fostering diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
- Skilled in analytical methods such as PXRD, TGA, DSC, HPLC, GC, GC/MS, NMR, FTIR, and UV.
- Proficiency in standard computer applications (MS suite, ChemDraw, SciFinder, Statistical Design, ELN’s).
- Experience with PAT/Chemometrics, Continuous Manufacturing, and/or QbD is preferred.
KEMIO will be screening suitable candidates immediately, please contact us if you would like to discuss this or other vacancies in our portfolio. You can get in touch via our website, LinkedIn or at charlotte@kemioconsulting.com.
Keywords: Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Formulation Development, Pharmaceutical Science, Small Molecule, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Boston, Cambridge, Massachusetts