Senior Scientist

Job Opportunity – Senior Scientist Who we are

Nanopharm, an Aptar Pharma Company, is a world leading specialist contract research and development organization offering product development services for orally inhaled and nasal drug products (OINDPs).

Nanopharm operates a fee-for-service model, helping its clients navigate the scientific, technical and regulatory challenges in developing nasal and respiratory drug products from discovery through to clinical investigations (‘IND’). Its service offerings provide the most efficient path to success for its clients by providing an integrated product development service covering:

• Advanced materials characterization
• Analytical method development
• Formulation development and testing
• Inhaled biopharmaceutics

These early phase services aid successful product development by understanding how material properties and processing conditions influence product functionality and therefore reduce risks and expedite drug development timelines. Nanopharm’s proprietary technology and analytical platforms for advanced materials characterization, formulation & device development and in‑silico modelling of in vivo behaviour, have provided Nanopharm a technical competitive edge, helping it become an international market leader.

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• Attract and develop high performing people.
• Promote a diverse and inclusive work environment.
• Allow for failure by allowing people to make mistakes through an open and trusting environment.
• Invest in the development of employees through local, regional and global career opportunities.
• Contribute to the communities where we reside.

Nanopharm is a prominent player in the Inhalation industry, with our laboratory service provision in Wales, United Kingdom. We specialise in the development and testing of inhalable and nasal pharmaceutical products, collaborating closely with pharmaceutical companies to ensure product safety, efficacy, and regulatory compliance.

We have an exciting position open at Nanopharm, which is an Aptar Pharma Company:
Senior Scientist reporting into Associate Manager. These positions will be based in Cwmbran and will involve conducting pharmaceutical product analysis for our customers to a high degree of precision and efficiency.

This position is primarily responsible for:

• Support the Associate Manager, Pharmaceutical Development with the organising and planning of project activities with your group utilising the most effective use of equipment, resources and skills dependent upon customer requirements for assigned projects.
• Provide solid scientific and technical support to the team of scientists and analysts, our customers and project teams as required.
• Provide and support training of analysts and team members.

Job descriptions cover approximately 85% of a role and are not an exhaustive list of responsibilities and duties. You are expected to carry out other activities that are within reasonable scope of the role.

• Providing scientific and technical leadership to project teams and clients.
• Provide training (either externally or internally) in specialist or scientific skills.
• Conduct data analysis / manipulation and support the assessment/interpretation in work conducted.
• Make comprehensive records of all work and write formal reports were requested.
• Author and support the production of material intended for publication, including conference posters and peer reviewed journals.
• To act as an ambassador for Nanopharm and wider Aptar in specialist area and actively participate in the scientific/industrial community for specialist area.
• Perform research and development activities, delivering new technologies, processes or knowledge as agreed with group leadership.
• Present data/technical results diligently internally, communicating clearly and responsibly.
• Reviewing new developments in the area and keeping up to date with current literature.
• Responsible for reviewing and approving analytical data and results.
• Provide support and supervision, as required, to team members to ensure experimental tasks…