Associate Formulation Scientist – Oral Dosage Forms, vacancy for our Basel based client in the Pharma sector.

As a Formulation Scientist / Labormitarbeiter Galenische Entwicklung, you will plan, perform and document scientific experiments linked to pharmaceutical development for oral dosage forms for small molecules (New Chemical Entities; NCE).

Your tasks:

• Plan, coordinate, perform and document scientific experiments in collaboration with functional and project leads.
• Develop phase appropriate formulations for oral drug products
• Develop efficient and robust processes for oral drug products
• Utilize data digital tools (e.g. e-Lab Journal, digital IPC data handling, digital data recording, data visualization tools)
• Provide raw data documentation, evaluation and interpretation of results
• Propose and provide input for the design of next experiments
• Transfer procedures/instructions to GMP production facilities (e.g. Pilot Plant, NTO), including troubleshooting
• Support the manufacture of clinical supplies under a GMP environment
• Contribute to investment projects and maintenance of infrastructure/equipment.
• Adherence to quality, quantity, and timelines for all assigned tasks.
• Adherence to pharma standards, in particular, quality, ethical, health, safety, and environment (HSE), and information security (ISEC) standards.
• Reproducibility of experiments and results.

Your experience/knowledge:

• You have graduated as pharmaceutical technologist (lab-technician apprenticeship, Pharmakant / Chemie-/Pharmatechnologe, with min 3-5 years relevant industrial experience), or hold a degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences or a related discipline (e.g. MSc, or BSc), with proven experience in formulation- and process-development.
• Experience in manufacturing under GMP is advantageous.
• Proven experience in formulation and process development.
• Strong knowledge of pharmaceutical technologies and unit operations.
• Good scientific or technical knowledge in galenics/pharmaceutical technology / formulation- and/or process development at lab, pilot and production.
• Experience and severity in actively applying data-digital tools alike e-LabNotebook, digital documentation and data recording tools.
• Additional experience, e.g. from contribution to the development and advancement of those tools is advantageous.
• Proficiency in English required (oral & written), German and/or French is an advantage.

Your soft skills:

• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong organisational skills with respect to planning and tracking.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

Location: Basel, Switzerland
Work setting: On-site
Sector: Pharma
Start: 01/12/2025
Duration: 12 months+
Workload: 100%
Ref.Nr.: BH 23543

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Due to Swiss work permit restrictions, we can only consider applications from Swiss nationals, EU citizens, and current work-permit holders for Switzerland.

We welcome applications from individuals of all genders, age groups, sexual orientations, personal expressions, ethnic backgrounds, and religious beliefs. Therefore, there is no requirement to provide gender information or a photo in your application.

As per client requirements, we need information about your marital status, nationality, date of birth, and a valid Swiss work permit. For applicants with disabilities, we are happy to explore potential solutions with our end client.