Full job descriptionAre you an experienced pharmaceutical scientist with expertise spanning both formulation and analytical development? Do you enjoy leading people, driving projects forward, and building scientific capability within a growing organisation?
This is a key leadership role, offering the opportunity to shape and develop formulation capabilities whilst leading a small team and contributing to the future direction of the site. Working within a collaborative and highly technical environment, you’ll combine hands-on scientific expertise with leadership responsibilities, supporting a range of pharmaceutical development projects with a particular focus on solid dosage formulations.
About the role
*Lead and develop the site’s analytical and formulation capabilities
*Manage and mentor a small team of scientists, initially comprising three direct reports
*Drive formulation development activities for solid dosage forms, including areas such as blending, granulation, tableting and encapsulation
*Provide analytical support and oversight across development programmes, utilising techniques such as chromatography and material characterisation
*Work closely with multidisciplinary project teams to deliver scientific objectives and client requirements
*Contribute to strategic planning and help shape the future growth of the function
*Support continuous improvement initiatives and promote scientific excellence across the team
About You
*Degree qualified in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences or a related scientific discipline
*At least 5 years’ experience within the pharmaceutical industry
*Strong background spanning both formulation and analytical development
*Hands-on experience of solid dosage form development and manufacturing processes
*Demonstrable leadership or people management experience
*Commercially aware and motivated by building capability, improving processes and driving results
*Experience gained within a pharmaceutical company, CRO or CDMO environment would be highly advantageous
*Knowledge of GMP environments would be beneficial
This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious scientist who enjoys combining technical expertise with leadership responsibilities. You’ll join a close-knit team where your contribution will have genuine visibility and impact, helping to shape both the function and the wider future direction of the site.
If you’re looking for a role where you can influence strategy, develop people and build scientific capability whilst remaining close to the science, we’d be delighted to hear from you.
Keywords: Formulation, Solid Dose, pre-formulation, HPLC, UPLC, chromatography, dissolution, stability, method development, validation, characterisation, pharmaceutical, GMP, CDMO, CRO, drug development, supervise, lead, manage, project management, impurity, degradation, materials, physicochemical, small-scale, scale-up, solid-state, PXRD, DSC, TGA, DVS CMC, Kent, Canterbury, Dover, Ramsgate, Sandwich, Margate, Sittingbourne, South East VRS9465MP.