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Scientist II - Product Development 

Category Research & Development  
Description

Why Join Recro:

Mission and Culture:

Our leadership proactively works to create and foster a culture that exemplifies our core values and mission. We strive to provide a work environment that is diverse, inclusive, challenging, and supportive. We are committed to continuous improvement both as individuals and as an organization and encourage our employees to continue their personal and professional development in a variety of ways.

We strongly believe that every employee plays a crucial role in accomplishing our mission of improving patients’ lives through client partnerships. Whether you are working hands on developing, producing or, testing the products or if you are utilizing your expertise in any other way, through your work here you will have an opportunity to positively affect countless lives.

Benefits:

We offer a competitive total rewards package that includes health benefits, annual performance bonus, stock options, generous paid time off, holiday shutdowns, parental leave, matching 401k contributions and much more!

Your New Role:

We are looking for a Scientist II – Product Development (PD). In this role you will support research directed toward development of new formulations and/or formulation platforms for a significant PD project or a number of small projects with many complex features. As a Scientist II you will work under minimal supervision using established and novel technology. You will be responsible for the formulation development and evaluation of complex pharmaceutical products such as controlled release solid oral dosage forms, liquids, or parenterals.

How You Will Make An Impact:

  • Perform literature and patent searches to provide background basis for development plans.
  • Execute and assist in the evaluation of formulation development, scale-up and process transfer activities.
  • Write, review, and approve cGMP documentation, including batch records, protocols, SOPS, pharmaceutical development reports, investigation plans, and outcomes for development problems, etc.
  • Maintain and expand knowledge of current and new formulation development technologies and manufacturing processes (ours and competitive).
  • Advance process technologies and supports the patent (intellectual property) development.
 
Position Requirements

Ideal Candidate Will Bring:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Pharmaceutics, Physical Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or similar; PhD is highly preferred.
  • 3 years of relevant work experience in pharmaceutical product development. Research in an academic or laboratory environment would be considered relevant work experience.
  • In-depth knowledge of theory and techniques used in pharmaceutics and physical organic chemistry.
  • Familiarity with common pharmaceutical raw materials, their applications, and the principles of formulation development.
  • Understanding of statistical design of experiments.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills.
  • Working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook), Minitab, JMP, or equivalent.
  • Ability to assist in preparing presentations, speeches, and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.
  • Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems. Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, etc.) in its most difficult phases. Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.
  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Must have corrected visual acuity of 20/40 or better bilaterally. Must be able to pass color/contrast testing passing 9 of 12 elements.
 
About the Organization Societal is a bi-coastal contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) with expertise to deliver on our client's needs, regardless of complexity level. These projects span pre-Investigational New Drug (IND) development to commercial manufacturing and packaging for a wide range of therapeutic dosage forms. We provide industry leading support for small molecule therapeutic development, end-to-end regulatory support, clinical and commercial manufacturing, aseptic fill/finish, lyophilization, packaging and logistics services to the global pharmaceutical market. We do all of this in our best-in-class facilities in San Diego, California and Gainesville, Georgia.

New hires will pass a background check and drug screen as a condition of employment.  
EOE Statement We are an EOE dedicated to a diverse workforce and a Drug-Free work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you require an accommodation to complete the application or interview process, please contact careers@societalcdmo.com.  
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