Formulation Research Scientist Jobs

SRI Biosciences has an immediate opening for a Research Scientist to be a part of the Formulation & Drug Delivery team within the Pharmaceutical Sciences Group of the Biosciences Division. We are particularly interested in individuals with expertise in translational product development for parenteral dosage forms.

SRI International, an over 75-year strong pioneering research institute, has a rich history supporting government and industry. Our innovations have created new industries, billions of dollars in market value and lasting benefits to society. SRI is organized around broad disciplines and capabilities, with research and development divisions and labs to groups who excel at identifying new opportunities, developing products and creating custom solutions. Our organization is driven by impact - delivering unique solutions for the world's important challenges and transforming ideas into reality for clients and partners.

The candidate will work in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Group located within the Biosciences Division at SRI. The Pharmaceutical Sciences group includes personnel working in the Pharmaceutical Formulation laboratories, Analytical Development and Quality Control laboratories, and the Pharmaceutical GMP manufacturing unit. This position is based on site at the Menlo Park campus. The Biosciences Division, of which Pharmaceutical Sciences is a part, has worked with our partners to advance more than 195 drugs to clinical trials, and over 20 have reached the market. SRI has numerous partnership models, enabling flexibility in its research and development collaborations with industry and academic partners. Join our team and contribute towards the process of getting life-saving drugs to the market. We do not require overtime hours, and we do not work weekends.

The successful candidate will

• Experience and in-depth knowledge in design, development and evaluation of parenteral formulations is desirable.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills are required. An established publication record is a plus.
• Evidence of good organizational skills and Evidence of attention to detail.
• Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Biomedical Engineering or a related field.
• Successful hire will eventually build their own funded research program within the Formulation & Drug Delivery group.
• Candidate will actively collaborate with analytical and quality control, pharmacokinetics, and toxicology, GLP preclinical, GMP clinical manufacturing and human clinical trials groups, as needed, throughout the various stages of the project.
• Experience in pharmaceutical industry is a plus but not required.
• Candidate should be able to work both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Design and develop parenteral and oral formulations for small and/or large molecule drugs; and will propose/execute strategies to achieve desired drug release profiles, with the objective to transfer a scaled-up, stable finished drug product to Clinical Manufacturing.

Salary for this position will be between $83,620 and $95,000 depending on several factors, including market competitiveness and equity amongst internal employees in similar roles. SRI has a competitive benefits package, to view details please go to https//www.sri.com/resources/benefits/. SRI International, an over 75-year strong pioneering research institute, has a rich history supporting government and industry. Our innovations have created new industries, billions of dollars in market value and lasting benefits to society. SRI is organized around broad disciplines and capabilities, with research and development divisions and labs to groups who excel at identifying new opportunities, developing products and creating custom solutions. Our organization is driven by impact - delivering unique solutions for the world's important challenges and transforming ideas into reality for clients and partners.