Scientist, Formulation Development
Job Description
Why Patients Need You
Everything we do, every day, is in line with an unwavering commitment to the quality and the delivery of safe and effective products to patients. Our science and risk-based compliant quality culture is flexible, innovative, and customer oriented. Whether you are involved in development, maintenance, compliance or analysis through research programs, your contribution will directly impact patients.
What You Will Achieve
This is a laboratory-based position within the Vaccine Research and Development – Formulation Development group. The individual will develop and execute studies to support the development of stable, robust formulations for new vaccine antigen candidates including bacterial, and viral vaccines; prepare vaccine formulations for early animal studies and GLPTox studies; define suitable processes and steps for manufacturing scalable formulations.
How You Will Achieve It
Execute formulation screening studies to support formulation development for new antigen candidates across vaccine modalities, such as mRNA, subunit proteins and polysaccharide-protein conjugates.
Prepare vaccine formulations for early animal studies and tox studies.
Author dose formulation instructions.
Perform formulation characterizations such as protein concentration, particle sizing, Karl Fischer, osmolality, and zeta potential.
Support development of scalable formulation processes for liquid and lyophilized vaccines products,
Conduct material compatibility and process compatibility studies.
Analyze data coming from multiple sources and propose formulation study conclusions from their own experiments.
Communicate experimental findings either verbally or in appropriate documents in a clear and concise manner.
Execute assignments with limited supervision and prioritize tasks.
Coordinate activities with others, both inside and outside their immediate group, and aware of all related timelines.
Complete all trainings in compliance with departmental requirements.
Qualifications
Must-Have
BS in a suitable field (Pharmaceutics, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Biotechnology, etc.) with 4 to 6 years of relevant research experience or MS in a suitable field (Pharmaceutics, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Biotechnology, etc. with 4 to 6 years’ experience.
Relevant experience in pharmaceutical development and sterile drug product manufacturing.
Proficiency with personal computers including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and relevant scientific software
Must have good verbal and written communication skills.
Nice to Have
Experience in lyophilization development
Relevant experience in formulating lipid nano particles (LNP) and process development.
PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS
The individual should be able to perform the duties of the job which may include pipetting, sitting, and standing.
The individual should be able to perform mathematical calculations and data analysis.
Other Job Details:
Eligible for Relocation assistance.
Work Location Assignment: On Premise
Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.
Sunshine Act
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EEO & Employment Eligibility
Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status. Pfizer also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Pfizer is an E-Verify employer. This position requires permanent work authorization in the United States.
Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status. Pfizer also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Pfizer is an E-Verify employer.
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