Formulation Design and Development Scientist

Company Description Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins works with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate. Eurofins believes it is a global leader in food, environmental, pharmaceutical and cosmetics products testing and in agroscience CRO services. It is also one of the global independent market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, CDMO, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies. In over just 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to over 47,000 staff across a network of more than 900 independent companies in over 50 countries and operating more than 800 laboratories. Eurofins offers a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products, as well as providing innovative clinical diagnostic testing services, as one of the leading global emerging players in specialised clinical diagnostics testing. In 2019, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 4.56 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years. Consider joining Eurofins, where people are the most important element in our business. Eurofins is a leading contract research organisation providing testing and research services in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical sciences to clients worldwide. Our innovative Professional Scientific Services (PSS) programme engages full-time scientists, analysts, technicians and technical support personnel managed by Eurofins directly at the client facility, to provide long term service needs while maintaining the same services, expertise and cGMP compliance available at the facility. This multi award-winning programme offers excellent career opportunities for people who have a proven track record in combining excellent technical ability, with first class interpersonal and communication skills. We are currently recruiting for enthusiastic and innovative research scientists to work in parenteral formulation design and development. These are new and exciting opportunities for graduates based at our client's facility, a top tier pharmaceutical company in Sandwich, Kent, UK. The purpose of these roles is to participate alongside the client in the design and analysis of parenteral dosage forms at all stages of development. Job Description May include but will not be exclusive to the following and will be based on the applicant's experience and client's requirements. * To design and undertake high quality scientific experimentation to further the formulation and process development of parenteral dosage forms for novel drug candidates. * To contribute to the definition of processes for sterile manufacture of clinical supplies and/or commercial drug product. * To provide technical support to multidisciplinary teams in order to facilitate and influence the development of quality sterile drug products with particular focus on analysis, characterisation of liquid dosage forms, nanoparticles etc. and resolution of associated technical challenges. * To independently perform hands-on laboratory experiments using small scale manufacturing technologies, such as aseptic solution compounding, lyophilization and analytical techniques such as HPLC. * To assess the chemical and physical stability of formulations in collaboration with analytical departments and to identify the root cause of potential stability, manufacturability and performance issues. * To interpret scientific data to derive clear conclusions and contribute to the direction for future work. * To communicate effectively to the project team and present data at team meetings. * To maintain high quality documentation of all activities in electronic notebooks, reports as required. Qualifications * Degree in pharmaceutical or allied sciences (i.e. first degree in pharmacy, pharmaceutical technology, chemistry, chemical engineering, life sciences) or similar. Additional Information * A sound, fundamental knowledge of chemistry, in a formulation context is essential. In addition, practical experience in the following is highly desirable - analysis and characterisation of liquid dosage forms, resolution of associated technical challenges, a good understanding of fate of active pharmaceutical ingredient in drug product and a good understanding of soft matter structures (e.g. liquid crystals). * Practical work experience in an operational R&D role in pharmaceutical/drug delivery or allied industries, e.g. pre-formulation, formulation and/