Post Doctoral Research Associate in Pharmaceutics – KTP Associate
Candidate Profile: PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences or a closely related discipline. Strong understanding of pharmaceutical formulations and process development is required.
Skills/Experience Required:
1. Experience in characterisation of excipients, preparing nano-formulations of particulate systems, analytical method development, and process design and optimisation.
2. Demonstrable experience of analytical method development, in vitro assays for assessing formulation performance, and formulation of nanoparticulate systems.
3. Strong IT skills including use of Microsoft (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) to produce reports, presentations, and manage data.
4. Able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary collaborative team with the capacity to take the lead role in delivering research objectives and milestones on time.
5. Good verbal and written communication skills with the ability to liaise with all stakeholders, including potential customers and the steering group.
6. Prior experience working within the pharmaceutical industry or in research demonstrating an understanding of the challenges and benefits of collaborative projects.
7. An understanding of medicines regulation.
Main Responsibilities:
1. Review and plan implementation of Midland Eye theatre facilities as dual-use facility cleanrooms for drug preparation.
2. Utilise these cleanroom facilities to prepare formulations for specialised eyecare drugs, particularly where there is poor patient tolerance or efficacy/longevity.
3. The project will utilise novel Dry Eye Disease (DED) formulation development as an exemplar to embed skills in:
1. API and excipient screening, compatibility and characterisation.
2. Particulate delivery systems (polymer-based/surfactant or lipid-based).
3. Manufacturing protocols and regulatory compliance requirements.
4. Decision-making toolkit to correlate physico-chemical properties of APIs and excipient selection for optimum formulation approach.
Personal Attributes:
1. Strong interpersonal skills.
2. Strong communication and presentation skills.
3. Ability to work within a cross-disciplinary project team.
4. Leadership and maturity of communication and organisation skills to deliver the KTP project and ensure it achieves agreed milestones and objectives.
5. Ability to work independently and use initiative.
6. Strong desire to pursue innovative approaches and pathways.
7. Ability to work closely with all stakeholders and establish an effective knowledge transfer process in the company.
The KTP will embed key pharmaceutical expertise in the selection, compatibility testing, and novel carrier methods for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) and excipients (medicines components that are not the actual drug). This will leave Midland Eye with a drug formulation ‘toolkit’ for formulation development, enabling them to bring novel eyecare treatments to market.
About the Business
Eye-Docs (Midland Eye) is a private Ophthalmic Services clinic, providing patients with a comprehensive, specialist service for the diagnosis and treatment of all eye conditions.
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