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Scientist, Drug Product Design Sandwich, England

Pfizer

Full Time Sandwich, England 40000 - 75000 GBP ANNUAL Today

Job description

Here 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 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.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will

Be responsible 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, such as solution compounding, lyophilization, mixing, tableting and analytical techniques such as visual and chromatographic assessment,
Interpret scientific data to derive clear conclusions and contribute 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,
Develop and maintain a contemporary in-depth understanding of the science and technology of pharmaceutical dosage forms together with a regulatory awareness and applying this knowledge to development of assigned drug candidates.

Basic Qualifications

Degree (or equivalent qualification) in pharmaceutical or allied scientific discipline.
Demonstrable, proven, practical experience in a pharmaceutical setting, ideally in the development of parenteral dosage forms, which may include general laboratory procedures, drug product characterisation techniques, formulation development and manufacturing techniques.

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

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. Let’s start the conversation!

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

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and we encourage you to put your best self forward with the knowledge and trust that we will make any reasonable adjustments necessary to support your application and future career. Our mission is unleashing the power of our people, especially those with unique superpowers. Your journey with Pfizer starts here!

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