Formulation Scientist
Eurofins, Sittingbourne, Kent
Formulation Scientist
Salary Not Specified
Eurofins, Sittingbourne, Kent
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted today, 3 Oct | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: e3b59f9c9cdd46efade12a060d3ca8b8
Full Job Description
- Practical support for small scale manufacturing and pre-formulation activities for the development of drug product batches to be utilized in oral solid dosage forms, including planning, execution (including set up and clean down) and writing up of lab work. Examples may include but not limited to roller compaction, blending, tablet compression, coating, encapsulation as well supporting in-use stability activities.
- Product and Materials characterization support (including techniques such tablet characterization, Particle Size Analysis, powder flow, and bulk properties of formulations such as rheology and polymer characterization).
- Interpretation of data and contributing to writing internal development protocols and reports.
- Write laboratory reports ensuring accurate and timely data reporting and analysis is maintained.
- Supporting design, prototype and scale up of drug product formulations and manufacturing processes.
- Provide technical support to downstream activities, including product control strategy, technology transfer and launch, and relevant protocols and reports.
- Equipment and instrumentation ownership, assisting with the maintenance, upkeep and calibration.
- Familiarisation with electronic lab notebooks and ALCOA principles for the recording of data.
- Identify and resolve promptly any problems occurring at any phase of a study, escalating to the line manager where necessary.
- Write or constructively review SOP's, Protocols, technical reports, risk assessments as required.
- A degree in Chemistry or a related discipline is required.
A sound, fundamental knowledge and practical application of Organic Chemistry to pharmaceutical drug design is essential. - Appropriate relevant experience of Material Science and analytical tools and techniques within a group organisation.
- Good foundation and experience with traditional analytical techniques as well as modern instrumental equipment (e.g., Particle size, PXRD, DSC, TGA). Must possess sound knowledge of analysis methods and tools.
- Ability to work in a lab environment with some supervision and be capable of developing solutions to problems as part of a team.
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 laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic, and labelling is accurate. Eurofins is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of Eurofins companies. Our innovative Professional Scientific Services (PSS) programme engages full-time scientists, technicians and technical support personnel managed by Eurofins PSS Insourcing directly at the client facility, to provide long term service needs while maintaining the same services, expertise and cGMP compliance. 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 support your development! Do you feel you don't match 100% of the requirements? Don't hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development. We embrace diversity! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against employees or applications based on gender identity and/or expression, race, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and everything else that makes employees of Eurofins companies unique. Sustainability matters to us! We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025, through a combination of emission reduction and compensation initiatives. We encourage our laboratory leaders to make sustainable changes at their local level, and in addition to their initiatives we also count on our dedicated carbon reduction team to help us to achieve this goal! Find out more in our career page: https://careers.eurofins.com - Reward and Recognition Scheme.
- Life Assurance (4 times annual salary)
- Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Pay Scheme
- Company Pension Plan
- Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 confidential support.
- Free car parking
- Worldwide career opportunities
- Everyone who joins our team also gets access to Perkbox, allowing you to save money all year round. Whether its supermarket savings or days out, the daily coffee or a summer holiday - there's something to suit everyone's lifestyle. What Happens Next Our people are the backbone of what we do, so it's incredibly important we find the right individuals to join us. As a potential new recruit you'll be invited to meet the team in the form of an assessment centre or a staged interview process dependent on the role and it's requirements, this will give you the opportunity to see what working for Eurofins is really like and enable us to get you know your key skills and strengths. Your data
This is a fulltime permanent position, working a flexible 37 hour week, with core hours of 10:00 - 16:00., At Eurofins we are growing, innovating and always learning. We celebrate the achievements of our employees through annual long service awards, recognise our colleagues special life events, and we are committed to charitable causes through global fundraising activities. As a Eurofins employee you will benefit from: