Senior Technician, Formulations

Adare Pharma Solutions Recruiting Team•Vandalia, OH

19h•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Formulation Technician will assist the R&D Formulations staff with product development activities from small scale to commercial batch production. The Senior Formulation Technician should be someone with a keen interest in life sciences or drug manufacturing, as well as the ability to serve as a leader and mentor to other more junior technicians. The technician will perform various techniques of drug manufacturing including dispensing, blending, granulation, compression and coating.

Requirements

7+ years’ experience in a pharmaceutical environment or equivalent combination of education and experience
Cross-trained in the manufacturing unit operations such as granulation, blending, compression, coating, and encapsulation.
Aptitude and patience to train and develop more junior technicians
Mechanical skills/ability is required.
Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills are essential in this collaborative work environment.
cGMP knowledge is essential.
Knowledge of analytical laboratory testing.
Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office and other applications as applicable.
Ability to travel occasionally
Ability to work weekend shifts as required.

Responsibilities

Assist in running projects associated with product development, product and process optimization batches, and on completion to ensure robustness of the process and formulation.
Train and mentor other technicians within the Formulations team
Work on special Formulations projects as requested
Coordinate and execute cleaning, process validation, and CMS technical / process operations activities with company quality units, operation, R&D and regulatory affairs for commercial or R&D products.
Ensure sampling and testing are completed as planned.
Assist in writing reports and preparing master formulary records.
Follow protocol and batch records in manufacturing development batches and relate observations to CMS Manufacturing Associates and/or R&D Formulation group.
Perform other duties as assigned.