Lead Scientist - Formulations

JOB DESCRIPTION

Designation: Lead Scientist (Level 6)

Job Location: BBRC – Syngene International Ltd.

Department: Biopharmaceutics (BPH)

About Syngene

Incorporated in 1993, Syngene International Ltd. is an innovation-focused global discovery,

development and manufacturing organization providing integrated scientific services to the

pharmaceutical, biotechnology, nutrition, animal health, consumer goods and specialty chemical

industries around the world. Syngene’ s clientele includes world leaders such as Bristol-Myers

Squibb, Baxter, Amgen, GSK, Merck KGaA and Herbalife. Its innovative culture is driven by the

passion of its 4240 – strong team of scientists who work with clients from around the world to

solve their scientific problems, improve R&D productivity, speed up time to market and lower the

cost of innovation.

Job Purpose: To conduct and assist in pre-formulation and phase-appropriate formulation development activities to support pre-clinical and clinical studies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Physicochemical properties assessment through pre-formulation studies for new chemical entities (NCEs). Handling and good knowledge on various analytical tools/ instruments, used in drug discovery and formulation development work in order to understand physicochemical properties of NCEs.
• Formulation development, feasibility, and stability studies to support pre-clinical pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacology (PD) and toxicology (safety) studies.
• Good knowledge/ understanding on the biopharmaceutics risk assessment (in vitro) studies of drug substances and drug products.
• Assist in oral drug product development to support clinical studies, including but not limited to oral solution, suspension, tablet, and capsule dosage forms.
• Good knowledge/ understanding on solid state characterization of drug substances.
• Record, summarize and present experimental data/ results appropriately and assist in drafting relevant scientific/technical reports.
• Good working knowledge on MS office and basic scientific software/ tools, used in drug discovery and formulation development workspace.
• Work collaboratively with internal cross-functional teams while exhibiting the core values of the department and company.

Educational Qualifications & Experience:

M. Pharm or M.S. in Pharmaceutics/ Pharmaceutical chemistry with 3 – 5 years of relevant industrial experience, preferably in Pharmaceutics.

Technical Skills:              

Physicochemical properties, Pre-formulation, Formulation Development, Formulation Stability, Biopharmaceutics, Analytical Chemistry, Solid State Characterization, Data Interpretation.

Functional/Behavioral Skills:

Team Player, Ready to Learn, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Good Writing, Communication and

Presentation skills

Interfaces & Dependencies:

Internal Candidate will be interacting with PK/ PD/ toxicology, medicinal chemistry and analytical

R&D groups

External Candidate will have occasional interactions with Syngene’ clients working in discovery and

development pharmaceutics.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

It is the policy of Syngene to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable legislation or local law. In addition, Syngene will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.