Scientist, Formulations

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Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)  Environmental Conditions
Office

Job Description

Job Description
Role:
This is a fully onsite role based at our customer’s site in Collegeville, PA. We welcome applicants from all locations within the US. Please note that relocation assistance is not provided for this position, and any relocation costs will be the responsibility of the candidate.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screening.

Thermo Fisher's clinical research business is a leading global contract research organization and world leader in serving science. We are passionate, deliberate, and driven by our mission – to enable our customers to make the world healthier, safer, and cleaner.

Within our Analytical Services team, we have a functional service provider solution, which is a unique partnership that allows our customers to demonstrate the experience of our staff, while allowing you, the employee, to gain direct experience working onsite at a pharmaceutical/ biopharmaceutical company, all while maintaining full-time benefits.

As a Scientist supporting the Pharm Dev Steriles in our client's Pharmaceutical R&D, you will have the opportunity to apply technical skills and expertise to develop drug product formulations and associated manufacturing processes as part of a matrix technical team. You will also use creative thinking to drive drug development of a variety of sterile product dosage forms

Key Responsibilities:

Completes pre-formulation, formulation and process development activities based on established protocols and procedures
Assists in the manufacture of batches of product as required, e.g. for process development, stability studies or clinical trials
Coordinates activities within Pharmaceutical Development and with analytical and manufacturing representatives to meet project results
Works with the team to align and implement pre-formulation, formulation and process development activities including authoring or contributing to manufacturing batch records
Identify and begin to interpret any problems in the execution of experimental processes and/or in results and communicates them to supervisor
Proactively engage and seek assistance from other scientists to solve problems
Maintains cleanliness in own work area and in communal work areas
Anticipates/recognizes potential problems with equipment and/or supplies, and proposes/initiates action to solve or prevent problems
Operates equipment for which is trained independently with due regard for GMP and Safety
Demonstrates timely & reliable recording of laboratory data in Labware and other suitable systems in accordance with company policy and legal requirements.
Performs data management tasks including recording results successfully and in compliance with departmental guidelines in a laboratory notebook or computer (e.g. tabulating and graphing results)
Consults with supervisor when difficulties arise that cannot be readily resolved
Prepares oral or written summaries of results with interpretation for project work
Writes specific technical sections of internal and external reports with supervision
Attends regular safety training and is fully aware of safety requirements for their laboratory/working environment
Maintains accurate and complete safety records consistent with company policy and legal requirements
Recognizes potential safety problems and takes action to resolve them

Basic Requirements:
BS degree with 2 years of experience in an appropriate subject area or a MS with 0+ years of experience in the subject area
Is technically proficient in a number of formulation/process development techniques.

Has good knowledge of GMP and GLP requirements, SOPs and policies
Has operational knowledge of routine laboratory/plant equipment

In some cases, an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience,…