Title: Formulation Scientist
Location: Dublin
Role Type: Permanent

Force Recruitment have partnered with a leading Pharmaceutical Manufacturer in Dublin to hire a Formulation Scientist on a Full Time, Permanent basis. This role reports to the Formulation Development Supervisor and will assist with new product introductions to the site as well as improve current processes.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Carrying out all necessary formulation development of different dosage forms, such as pre-formulation studies, laboratory scale studies, optimisation experiments.

• Perform testing on the Engineering and Validation batches manufactured as part of New Product Introductions or Process Optimisations

• Investigating issues with products and processes in manufacturing to resolve issues and improve product quality.

• Carry out physical testing, particle size analysis of Raw Materials

• CPP/CMS/CQAs of Raw Materials -

• Critical Process Parametres

• Critical Material Attributes

• Critical Quality Attributes

• OSD testing

• Working in a GLP/GMP environment and adhering to all guidelines in a Pharmaceutical environment.

• Completing and Updating paperwork and documentation associated with a GLP formulation laboratory.

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Qualifications and Experience Required:

• MSc in Pharmaceutical Sciences preferred

• 2+ years experience in a research & manufacturing environment

• Experience with solid state characterisation for oral dosage forms (SEM, Powder Rheometer, Particle Size Analyser, Flowability Tester, etc.).

• Basic analytical skills (UV & HPLC).

• Competent in wet granulation, the use of fluid bed dryers, extrusion-spheroidisation and/or fluid bed (Wurster) coating processes and scale-up of these processes.

• Competent in formulation development techniques and interpretation of results.

• Experience with transfer of scale-up process into production.