Formulation Scientist

Eurofins

  • Sittingbourne, Kent
  • Contract
  • Full-time
  • 15 days ago
  • Apply easily
Company DescriptionEurofins 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.Eurofins PSS Insourcing Solutions® is a global, award-winning insourcing solution. We place our skilled team directly at the client site, managing operations seamlessly and eliminating complexities. We ensure a strategic, long-term service commitment that delivers value directly at the client’ site, utilising their facilities, equipment, and methodologies, while maintaining the same service, expertise, and cGMP compliance available at the Eurofins facility. If you're an employee seeking an exceptional career journey, Eurofins PSS Insourcing Solutions® is your gateway to a future where innovation, collaboration, and success converge. Join us in a world where excellence knows no boundaries!Job DescriptionThis is a fulltime 1 year fixed term contract, Working a flexible 37 hour week, with core hours of 10:00 - 16:00.The purpose of this job within the formulation group is to support the client in both Manufacturing and R&D efforts by conducting formulation, pre-formulation activities with analysis and characterization of the samples generated.Job Responsibilities
  • 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.
Qualifications
  • 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.
Additional InformationBenefitsAt 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:
  • Reward and Recognition
  • Health Cash Plan
  • Life Assurance (4 times annual salary).
  • 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 NextOur 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
As part of any recruitment process, the company collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants. The company is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses that data and to meeting its data protection obligations.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/

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