Lead Formulation and Analytical Scientist

Are you an experienced pharmaceutical scientist with expertise spanning both formulation and analytical development? Do you enjoy leading people, driving projects forward, and building scientific capability within a growing organisation? This is a key leadership role, offering the opportunity to shape and develop formulation capabilities whilst leading a small team and contributing to the future direction of the site. Working within a collaborative and highly technical environment, you'll combine hands-on scientific expertise with leadership responsibilities, supporting a range of pharmaceutical development projects with a particular focus on solid dosage formulations. About the role • Lead and develop the site's analytical and formulation capabilities • Manage and mentor a small team of scientists, initially comprising three direct reports • Drive formulation development activities for solid dosage forms, including areas such as blending, granulation, tableting and encapsulation • Provide analytical support and oversight across development programmes, utilising techniques such as chromatography and material characterisation • Work closely with multidisciplinary project teams to deliver scientific objectives and client requirements • Contribute to strategic planning and help shape the future growth of the function • Support continuous improvement initiatives and promote scientific excellence across the team About You • Degree qualified in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences or a related scientific discipline • At least 5 years' experience within the pharmaceutical industry • Strong background spanning both formulation and analytical development • Hands-on experience of solid dosage form development and manufacturing processes • Demonstrable leadership or people management experience • Commercially aware and motivated by building capability, improving processes and driving results • Experience gained within a pharmaceutical company, CRO or CDMO environment would be highly advantageous • Knowledge of GMP environments would be beneficial This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious scientist who enjoys combining technical expertise with leadership responsibilities. You'll join a close-knit team where your contribution will have genuine visibility and impact, helping to shape both the function and the wider future direction of the site. If you're looking for a role where you can influence strategy, develop people and build scientific capability whilst remaining close to the science, we'd be delighted to hear from you. Keywords: Formulation, Solid Dose, pre-formulation, HPLC, UPLC, chromatography, dissolution, stability, method development, validation, characterisation, pharmaceutical, GMP, CDMO, CRO, drug development, supervise, lead, manage, project management, impurity, degradation, materials, physicochemical, small-scale, scale-up, solid-state, PXRD, DSC, TGA, DVS CMC, Kent, Canterbury, Dover, Ramsgate, Sandwich, Margate, Sittingbourne, South East VRS9465MP.