Associate Scientist, Formulation

At GSK, we have bold ambitions for patients, aiming to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade. Our R&D focuses on discovering and delivering vaccines and medicines, combining our understanding of the immune system with cutting-edge technology to transform people’s lives. GSK fosters a culture ambitious for patients, accountable for impact, and committed to doing the right thing, making sure that we focus our efforts on accelerating significant assets that meet patients’ needs and have the highest probability of success. We’re uniting science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together.
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Our approach to R&D

Job Purpose:

This Associate Scientist, Formulation role offers an excellent opportunity to contribute significantly to advancing drug product development at every stage. As an Associate Scientist, Formulation you will be pivotal in supporting the design and execution of scientific studies for technical programs at the discovery and early development stages. This is a laboratory-based position where you will perform activities essential for career progression and for the comprehensive understanding of vaccine formulation and process development.

Key Responsibilities:

• Engage collaboratively in the design, preparation, and execution of scientific studies, ensuring alignment with evolving technical program goals

• Provide formulation support for various early development activities as well as pre-clinical discovery programs by generating and analyzing data under limited direction

• Work closely with scientific staff to generate insightful interpretations and innovative approaches for discovery and pre-development projects

• Employ scientific knowledge and experience to influence and enhance technical decisions and processes within concurrent projects

• Support small project teams or established processes while functioning effectively as a core team member, contributing to a culture of innovation and problem-solving

• Collaborate with scientific staff to refine methodologies, solve complex challenges, and explore new perspectives on established solutions

• Prepare, present, and defend scientific data within Technical R&D meetings and contribute to internal discussions within your specialty area

• Assist in writing technical protocols and reports to support various development stages, ensuring rigorous adherence to regulatory requirements and quality standards

• Communicate effectively with technical teams across R&D functions to ensure cohesive progression of project-related work

Why You?

Basic Qualifications:

We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals:

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related scientific discipline

• 1+ years of hands-on laboratory experience in formulation, pharmaceutical development, or a related setting

• Experience preparing formulations and using routine analytical techniques

• Experience maintaining laboratory records and using electronic lab notebook systems

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Master’s degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent laboratory experience

• Experience with biologic formulations (proteins, mRNA, viral vectors) or experience with advanced formulation platforms.

• Familiarity with stability study design and ICH guidelines for pharmaceutical products

• Experience with analytical methods such as HPLC, Karl Fischer titration, or DSC

• Experience reviewing details and following standard operating procedures

• Proven ability to work in a cross-functional, matrixed environment

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience preparing technical reports

Work Arrangement: Fully on-site (5 days/week)

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• If you are based in Cambridge, MA; Waltham, MA; Rockville, MD; or San Francisco, CA, the annual base salary for new hires in this position ranges $76,643 to $127,738. The US salary ranges take into account a number of factors including work location within the US market, the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. In addition, this position offers an annual bonus and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program which is dependent on the level of the role. Available benefits include health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and paid caregiver/parental and medical leave. If salary ranges are not displayed in the job posting for a specific country, the relevant compensation will be discussed during the recruitment process.

Please visit  GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees.

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

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