Scientist - Drug Product Development

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Within Global Drug Product Development, we are seeking a motivated
Formulation Development Scientist with a strong background in protein biologics.

In this role, you will contribute to early-phase drug product development by designing and executing formulation, process development, stability, and administration-simulation studies, as well as late-phase formulation development activities. Your primary focus will be protein biologics, including monoclonal antibodies, fusion proteins, and antibody-drug conjugates. As the portfolio evolves, you will also have opportunities to contribute to formulation-development activities for emerging modalities.

Reporting to the Early-Phase Parenteral Drug Product Development Manager, you will work closely with formulation, analytical, automation, and project-team colleagues. Together, you will generate data-driven recommendations that reduce CMC risks and support molecule progression. You will combine hands-on formulation science with modern automation and digital technologies, contribute to the advancement of promising protein biologics, and gain exposure to evolving modalities and development approaches.

Key responsibilities

• Design, plan, execute, interpret, and document phase-appropriate drug product formulation, process development, stability, and administration-simulation studies for protein biologics.
• Apply scientific knowledge of protein structure, stability, degradation pathways, and stabilization strategies to support formulation selection and development decisions, including early CMC risk-reduction activities
• Collaborate with analytical scientists to define characterization strategies, interpret analytical results, and perform selected hands-on experiments, including differential scanning fluorimetry, dynamic light scattering, spectroscopic measurements, and stability assessments, as needed.
• Partner with automation and robotics experts to execute and improve automated or high-throughput formulation-development workflows.
• Provide scientific input to formulation-development plans, project strategies, and technical discussions within cross-functional project teams, and represent drug product development in CMC sub-teams.
• Communicate study outcomes, technical risks, and recommendations clearly to colleagues and project stakeholders.
• Author and review development reports and contribute to documentation supporting internal decisions, regulatory submissions, and responses.
• Identify and assess new technologies, analytical approaches, and digital tools; contribute to establishing formulation-development capabilities for emerging modalities; and maintain high standards for data quality, laboratory safety, scientific documentation; share technical knowledge and support onboarding or development of colleagues where appropriate.

Required qualifications

• PhD in pharmaceutical sciences, chemistry, pharmacy, biology, biotechnology, or a related field, with initial relevant industrial or postdoctoral experience preferred; or a master's degree in a relevant discipline with at least five years of relevant experience in biologics formulation development or characterization.
• Strong scientific understanding of protein structure, physical and chemical stability, degradation mechanisms, and formulation-stabilization strategies.
• Hands-on experience in the formulation development and/or physicochemical characterization of protein biologics, such as monoclonal…