Senior Associate Scientist, Drug Product Design - Sandwich, United Kingdom - Pfizer

Pfizer

Verified Company

Sandwich, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

At Pfizer, we have a specific purpose - to find breakthroughs that change patients' lives.

We are a patient centric company, guided by our four values:
courage, joy, equity and excellence. Our breakthrough culture lends itself to our dedication to transforming millions of lives.

One bold way we are achieving our purpose is through our company wide digital transformation strategy.

We are leading the way in adopting new data, modelling and automated solutions to further digitize and accelerate drug discovery and development with the aim of enhancing health outcomes and the patient experience.

Role Summary

An essential component of Pfizer at Sandwich, our Pharmaceutical Sciences function supports Pfizer's early to late-stage portfolio, translating new chemical entities into commercial drug products.

Pharmaceutical Sciences is a fully integrated Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls capability that encompasses state of the art active pharmaceutical ingredient synthesis and drug product design as well as a cGMP manufacturing and clinical trials supply chain.

Within Pharmaceutical Sciences, the Drug Product Design (DPD) department utilises expertise in formulation design and process understanding, predictive science, materials science and biopharmaceutics to deliver new medicines.

We are seeking a Senior Associate Scientist to work in a team environment, under supervision of a team leader, engaged in the design, development, and characterisation of oral and parenteral pharmaceutical dosage forms.

You will predominantly be involved in a laboratory and pilot plant 'hands-on' role, working in DPD on assigned drug product and technology projects.

Tasks

In this role, you will

Contribute to and take responsibility for planning, generating, and delivering high quality scientific experimentation and data to define the formulation and manufacturing process of parenteral and oral liquid and solid dosage forms,

Perform hands-on laboratory experiments using small scale manufacturing technologies (e.g. solution compounding, lyophilization, mixing, tableting) and analytical techniques (e.g. visual and chromatographic assessment),

Interpret scientific data to derive clear conclusions and contributing to the direction for future work,

Maintain high quality documentation of all activities in electronic notebooks and reports as required,

Support the delivery of department goals through effective communication at project meetings,

Basic Qualifications

Degree (or equivalent qualification) in pharmaceutical or allied scientific discipline.

Practical experience in a pharmaceutical setting which may include general laboratory procedures, drug product characterisation techniques, formulation development and manufacturing techniques.

Work Location Assignment:
Sandwich, Kent

All applicants must have the relevant authorisation to live and work in the UK.

Purpose

Breakthroughs that change patients' lives...

At Pfizer we are a patient centric company, guided by our four values:
courage, joy, equity and excellence. Our breakthrough culture lends itself to our dedication to transforming millions of lives.

Digital Transformation Strategy

One bold way we are achieving our purpose is through our company wide digital transformation strategy.

Flexibility

We aim to create a trusting, flexible workplace culture which encourages employees to achieve work life harmony, attracts talent and enables everyone to be their best working self.

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Equal Employment Opportunity

We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce is crucial to building a successful business.

As an employer, Pfizer is committed to celebrating this, in all its forms - allowing for us to be as diverse as the patients and communities we serve.

Together, we continue to build a culture that encourages, supports and empowers our employees.

DisAbility Confident

Research and Development

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