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Scientist - Sterile Formulation Development
Contract: Irvine, California, US span>
Salary Range: 35.00 - 45.00 | Per Hour
Job Code: 368658
End Date: 2026-05-14
Days Left: 20 days, 22 hours left
To Discuss more about this job opportunity, please reach out to Deepak Arya (LinkedIn URL - www.linkedin.com/in/deepak-arya-8a79aa22a/), email your updated resume at Email - deepak.arya@collabera.com. Thank you!
Pay Range: $35 to $45 an hour. (Based on the experience)
Industry: Pharmaceutical
Work Type: Onsite
Contract Duration: 12 Months (Possibility of Extension)
Job Summary:
- This role supports the development of sterile liquid drug products including solutions emulsions and suspensions within a regulated pharmaceutical environment.
- The position focuses on hands on laboratory experimentation formulation screening and process development activities including scale up and manufacturing support.
- The Scientist will execute pre designed studies contribute to experimental design and support formulation optimization through data driven analysis.
- The role requires strong collaboration with cross functional teams in research development and manufacturing to ensure robust and scalable product development.
- This position plays a key role in ensuring product quality process efficiency and successful advancement of sterile liquid formulations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct laboratory experiments to support sterile liquid formulation development under established protocols
- Execute formulation screening studies and support experimental design activities including design of experiments
- Perform analytical and physical characterization testing including pH osmolality and viscosity measurements
- Support process development activities including sterile filtration autoclave processing and bulk sterilization
- Assist in scale up activities for formulation processes from laboratory scale to pilot scale
- Analyze experimental data and document results in electronic laboratory systems with accuracy and compliance
- Collaborate with cross functional teams including formulation process development and quality groups
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor degree in Chemistry Chemical Engineering Pharmacy or related scientific discipline with 3 plus years of industry experience or Master degree with 1 to 2 plus years of industry experience
- Hands on experience in sterile liquid formulation development in a regulated environment
- Experience conducting laboratory experiments and generating technical scientific data
- Strong understanding of formulation characterization techniques including pH osmolality and viscosity
- Experience working with sterilization processes including filtration and autoclave methods
- Ability to independently execute experiments and work in a laboratory R and D setting
- Strong documentation data analysis and communication skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with polymer science or material science systems
- Exposure to high viscosity formulation systems or polymer based formulations
- Experience supporting scale up activities in pharmaceutical or regulated manufacturing environments
- Familiarity with laboratory design of experiments methodology for formulation screening
Benefits: The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, (paid time , paid sick and safe time , hours of paid vacation time, weeks of paid parental leave, paid holidays annually - AS Applicable)
Job Requirement
- Sterile Liquid Formulation Development
- Formulation Process Development
- Design of Experiments
- pH Measurement
- Osmolality Testing
- Viscosity Measurement
- Sterilization Techniques
- Scale Up Processes
Reach Out to a Recruiter
- Recruiter
- Phone
- Deepak Arya
- deepak.arya@collabera.com