JOB TITLE: Scientist (Maternity Cover 12 months) DEPARTMENT: Technical Operations REPORTING TO: Director Technical Operations Job Purpose We are seeking a highly motivated Scientist to support pharmaceutical development and technical operations projects across the product lifecycle. The role will lead and contribute to pre-formulation, formulation development, manufacturing process development and packaging activities, supporting both development-stage and commercial pharmaceutical and drugdevice combination products, in line with regulatory requirements and company standards. Key Responsibilities Lead and support formulation, process and packaging development activities. Support manufacture of clinical and registration batches, including scale-up and technical transfer. Provide technical support to commercial products and continuous improvement initiatives. Support analytical method development, with a focus on physical and mechanical testing. Prepare development documentation, risk assessments, batch records and technical reports. Support compilation of Product Specification Files and Design Files for drugdevice products. Collaborate closely with Operations, Quality, Regulatory and Clinical teams. Represent Technical Operations in internal and external meetings. Essential Criteria Masters degree in Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences or a related scientific discipline. Hands-on laboratory experience in pharmaceutical formulation and/or analysis. Strong understanding of formulation development, ICH guidelines and Quality by Design. Excellent communication, organisational and IT skills. Or are on course to achieve a Masters degree in the fields mentioned by September 2026 Desirable Criteria GMP experience, formulation development of dosage forms, equipment qualification experience, and use of statistical software.