Formulation Scientist (Senior Scientist) – Injectable Products

Site Name: USA - Pennsylvania - Upper Providence
Posted Date: Feb 23 2023

Are you a scientist in sterile product formulation and injectables eager to contribute to the development of life-changing drug products? Are you eager to unite science, talent, and technology to get ahead of disease together? This may be the right opportunity for you!

As a Senior Scientist, you will be responsible for contributing to the development of GSK’s sterile products. You will participate in international drug product teams to define and implement formulation and development strategies to best support the future positioning of the organization.

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:

• Member of a team responsible for enabling the progression of NCEs from candidate selection to product commercialization.
• Member of matrix teams supporting sterile product development.
• Progress drug product design & development aspects of projects, utilizing experience and expertise as part of a Medicine Development & Supply technical matrix team and wider matrix teams.
• Exercise professional judgment to determine the most appropriate course of action for a project.
• Contributes to Drug Product Development strategies.
• Develop phase appropriate formulations to support clinical studies and ultimately commercialization.
• Develop and optimize processes for the manufacture of drug products and participate in manufacturing of clinical supplies.
• Design and execute DoE, scale up studies, and participate in technology transfer.
• Prepare development reports and support preparation of regulatory documents.
• Propose and deliver innovative approaches to achieve project goals.
• Provide correct interpretation of results and perform complex data management and analysis.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• BS or MS in Pharmaceutics, or Chemical Engineering.
• minimum of 2 years of industrial experience in pharmaceutical development.

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Experience in formulation and process development of small molecules, particularly novel complex injectable products, e.g. long acting injectable suspensions, liposomes, etc.
• Experience in developing phase appropriate formulations and manufacturing processes for small molecules.
• Good understanding of physicochemical properties and biopharmaceutics is desired.
• Understanding of sterilization techniques is preferred.
• Experience in working within a product development matrix team.
• Demonstrates networking skills through interactions across departments, divisions, and disciplines
• Familiar with cGMP and regulatory requirements for manufacturing operations and documentation.
• Good oral and written communication skills.

Why GSK?

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years.

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

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GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years.

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