Sr. Scientist II (Formulation - Small Molecule)

Meet's partnered with an Oncology biotech in the SF East Bay Area on an exciting new search for a talented Senior Scientist, Small Molecule Formulation!

You'll be responsible for driving science-based formulation development and strategy for small molecule projects from first-in-human formulations to commercial development while engaging with key stakeholders to support program timelines and goals.

Responsibilities:

• Drive formulation development by integrating physicochemical properties, solid-state properties, and preclinical to late-phase clinical and commercial formulations for solid oral dosages (tablets, capsules, etc.).
• Cross-collaboration with process chemistry, analytical, clinical supply chain, quality, logistics, and CMOs for formulation development and manufacturing of CTM supplies.
• Manage CMOs effectively to meet KPIs and other analytics.
• Prepares and organizes data for presentation
• Maintain laboratory notebook in a complete, consistent, and concise manner in accordance with company policies.
• Adheres to good health and safety practices and compliance with applicable EH&S rules and participates in mandatory safety training programs.
• Travels to CMOs and monitors CTM manufacturing as expected. ~20%

Qualifications:

• PhD in Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemical Engineering or other relevant field.
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Extensive experience with formulation development of solid oral formulations (tablets, capsules, others) from FIH to CTM supplies manufacturing and commercial supplies.
• Hands-on experience with developing suitable formulation for various routes of administration primarily solid oral formulations.
• Experience in QbD-based formulation development including statistical design, utilization of scale-independent process parameters, and evaluation of experimental results in designing bioavailable, robust, scale-able formulations.
• Experience working in-house and managing work at CMOs/CDMOs is preferred.
• This is a lab-based role, and the candidate is expected to be on-site based on company policies.

Send a copy of your updated resume and availability to brandon@peoplewithchemsitry.com to discuss further!