Senior Staff formulator

Quotient Sciences•Philadelphia, PA

About The Position

This role offers the opportunity to play a key part in delivering high‑quality oral drug products that support life‑changing medicines from early development through to commercial manufacture. You will work in a collaborative, fast‑paced environment where scientific expertise, client partnership, and innovation are central to success. Acting as a technical expert and project contributor, you will help shape formulation strategies, support GMP manufacturing, and deliver results for global clients to demanding timelines.

Requirements

Hold a degree-level qualification in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Pharmacy, or a related discipline, or possess equivalent extensive industry experience.
Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to engage both internal and external stakeholders.
Bring a minimum of 7 years’ pharmaceutical industry experience in small molecule oral drug products.
Have significant hands-on experience working in cGMP environments.
Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with QA, QC, Regulatory, internal teams, and external customers.

Nice To Haves

Offer experience as a study or project lead or in a customer-facing role, which is desirable.
Bring previous line management experience, which is desirable.

Responsibilities

Formulate oral solid dosage forms within a dynamic contract manufacturing environment.
Develop a diverse portfolio of formulations, including immediate and modified release products, to support Phase I–III clinical studies.
Scale up formulations and processes from laboratory through pilot scale to commercial manufacture.
Lead pre-clinical or stand-alone formulation programmes requiring specialist formulation expertise.
Prepare high-quality technical protocols, reports, and supporting documentation.
Design and execute formulation development activities, including pre-formulation studies and formulation characterisation.
Support the transfer of R&D formulation methods into GMP clinical manufacturing environments.
Provide technical input into manufacturing protocols, validation strategies, and critical process parameters.
Write clear and robust experimental protocols and technical reports.
Build strong relationships with clients to deliver agreed outputs against challenging project timelines.
Manufacture and package Phase I–III clinical supplies in full compliance with cGMP requirements.
Coordinate effectively with QA, Analytical, and Development teams to ensure successful product delivery.
Contribute to, or lead, departmental continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives.
Support client and internal audits and participate in facility tours as required.
Assist with or review quality investigations and identify effective corrective and preventive actions when needed.