Job Description

The successful candidate will be a passionate Scientist with strong academic fundamentals and a drive to develop new medicines to improve human health.  In this role, the individual will be responsible for supporting the formulation development of new chemical entities as part of a matrix team from initial first in human formulations (suspensions, solutions, capsules, tablets) through final market formulation definition and manufacturing process robustness assessment.

Additional responsibilities are as follows:

• Develops and applies basic principles and scientific concepts to execute work in a laboratory or pilot plant environment to advance new solid oral drug products.

• Capability to support manufacturing operations in non-GMP and GMP environments.

• Executes routine experiments and data interpretation with appropriate technical guidance.

• Ability to operate and  trouble-shoot equipment and processes.

• Capable of learning practical laboratory/pilot plant skills and fundamental scientific principles to utilize as part of their daily responsibilities.

• Can understand overall project timelines to manage prioritization of individual contributor deliverables with appropriate supervision.

• Works well with others in collaborative team environments.

• Builds awareness of relevant new and current technologies to grow as a pharmaceutical scientist.

Education Minimum Requirement:

B.S. or M.S. degree  in Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences or related discipline (expected no later than June 2027).

Required Experience and Skills: 

• Ability to learn and apply new scientific principles to execution of daily responsibilities

• Demonstrated ability to collate and conduct basic data analysis

• Prior experience with Microsoft Office

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Prior experience in a laboratory environment

• Prior experience with statistical software (JMP, Minitab) and numerical analysis software (Matlab)

• Strong mechanical aptitude

• Passion to learn and develop as a pharmaceutical scientist

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This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.

The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits.  Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at .

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San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance

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