Formulation Scientist

Site Name: USA - Pennsylvania - Upper Providence
Posted Date: May 10 2023

Are you looking for an opportunity to join a team tasked to create a new medicine using a manufacturing process and formulation that you help develop? If so, this is the job for you. As a Product Developer, you will contribute to various aspects of drug product development to enable the delivery of our medicines

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

• Member of a team responsible for enabling the progression of new chemical Entities (NCEs) from candidate selection to product commercialization.
• Member of matrix teams supporting 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.
• Develop and optimize processes for the manufacture of drug products and support the manufacturing of GLP supplies.
• Design and execute DoE, scale up studies, and participate in technology transfer.
• Prepare development reports and batch records.
• 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, Chemical Engineering, or other related fields with a minimum of 2 years of industrial experience in pharmaceutical development.
• Experience in formulation and process development of small molecules, particularly novel complex injectable products, e.g. long acting injectables, liposomes, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:

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

• Experience in developing phase appropriate formulations and manufacturing processes for small molecules.
• Experience working in a pharmaceutical environment with exposure to manufacturing processes and GMP principles.
• Ability to take initiative and prioritize tasks, good time management, attention to detail, problem prevention, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to create and follow detailed documentation on manufacturing/ cleaning/ sampling/ processing steps in coordination with other manufacturing personnel.
• Knowledge on 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 positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of 2030.

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