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Lead formulation scientist
Job Posted: a month ago
Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Sittingbourne
Expire in: 13 days
Job Description
Formulation lead
This is a permanent opportunity paying competitive salary, bonus and benefits
Key Responsibilities
• Lead and coordinate the team to deliver work safely, efficiently, and to a high standard of quality, documentation, and laboratory housekeeping.
• Develop, coach, and motivate team members through regular one-to-ones, performance appraisals, and recognition of team achievements.
• Act as a key point of contact for clients and internal Eurofins stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and timely resolution of issues.
• Provide scientific leadership and practical support for formulation screening and drug product development across multiple dosage form platforms.
• Plan, execute, and document small-scale manufacturing and pre-formulation activities, including oral solid and lipid-based formulations.
• Support product and material characterisation using appropriate analytical and physical testing techniques.
• Interpret experimental data and contribute to development protocols, technical reports, and laboratory documentation.
• Support formulation design, scale-up, technology transfer, and downstream development activities.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, support scientific capability development, and take ownership of laboratory equipment and instrumentation.
Qualifications & Experience
Degree in Chemistry or a related scientific discipline.
Strong fundamental knowledge of Organic Chemistry and its application to pharmaceutical drug design.
Proven experience in leadership and people management.
Relevant experience in material science with hands-on use of analytical tools and techniques.
Practical experience with traditional and modern analytical instrumentation, including particle size analysis, PXRD, DSC, and TGA.
Sound understanding of analytical methods, data interpretation, and scientific reporting.
Experience with Design of Experiments (DoE), ideally using tools such as Minitab.
Desirable
Broader experience in formulation development and scale-up.
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