Join to apply for the Formulation Development Scientist role at Almac Group
Join to apply for the Formulation Development Scientist role at Almac Group
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Flexible working hours.
Ref No: HRJOB10650
Business Unit: Pharma Services
Location: Loughborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
Open To: Internal and external candidates welcome to apply
The Role
Working as part of the Pharma Services team based in our Charnwood site in Loughborough, you will be responsible for the development of all aspects of processes used in the manufacture of new and existing drug products.
Directly involved in the formulation and process development of medicinal products, you will operate a range of equipment, collect information and maintain accurate documentation. Practical problem solving and effective communication with team members across departments will be key, along with critical interpretation of experimental data.
Essential Criteria
* Degree qualification (or equivalent) in a related Scientific/Technical discipline
* Experience in formulation development of solid oral dosage forms, with knowledge of some of the following processes:
* Wet granulation
* Dry Granulation
* Fluid Bed Coating/Drying
* Encapsulation
* Tableting and Tablet Coating
* Previous experience of optimising manufacturing processes
* Excellent working knowledge of cGMP clinical manufacture, to enable formulation and development of drug products from laboratory scale through pilot scale and on into production phase 1 to 3 to ensure competent technology transfer of drug products
* Experience in completing manufacturing documentation in accordance with GMP
Desirable Criteria
(The following criteria may be applied if a large pool of applicants exist)
* Previous experience within a technical role in the pharmaceutical industry to include;
* Controlled release
* Statistical experimental design
* QbD experience – risk assessment; FMEA
* Regulatory submissions
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Closing Date: Thursday 5th June 2025
RECRUITMENT AGENCIES PLEASE NOTE: Almac will only accept applications from agencies/business partners that have been invited to work on this role by our Talent Acquisition team. Speculative candidate CVs received or submitted directly to Hiring Managers will be considered unsolicited and no fee will be payable. Thank you for your cooperation.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
* Employment type
Part-time
Job function
* Job function
Research, Analyst, and Information Technology
* Industries
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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