Novartis is a global healthcare company based in Switzerland that provides solutions to address the evolving needs of patients worldwide.
Job Title : Scientist – Formulations – Solid Orals
Job ID : 236676BR
Business Unit : GDO GDD
Country : India
Work Location : Hyderabad
Functional Area : Research & Development
Job Type : Full Time
Employment Type : Regular
Job Description:
1. Plan and support development of early and late phase NCE development for solid (tablet, capsules), liquid (solution, suspension, microemulsion), parenteral and topical dosage forms (including poorly soluble compounds).
2. Plan and support entire drug product development process starting with first pre-formulation studies up to the manufacturing process transfer to production and the provision of the required documentation to allow worldwide registration
3. Support development of robust formulations and processes through optimization, scale-up and validation work applying QbD principles incl. risk assessments and DoEs
4. Strong scientific background wrt biopharmaceutics and its application in DP development
5. Provide documentation of raw data, evaluation and contribute to interpretation of results. Provide input for the selection of next experiments.
6. Communicate and address problems, perform safety and literature searches under guidance from more experienced team members.
7. Meet quality, quantity
8. Perform and document scientific experiments
Qualifications:
1. Directly related experience as Associate scientist M.Pharm. with 5 to 8 years of experience or PhD in Science with focus on pharmaceutical sciences and technology (e.g. Pharmacy, Chemistry) with 0-2 years of experience
2. Awareness for safe handling of chemicals, potentially dangerous materials and equipment.
3. Adequate scientific or technical knowledge in a spe-cific area (e.g. synthetic, analytical, galenical).
4. Basic knowledge in scientific/technical areas of col-laboration.
5. Good knowledge of laboratory and/or technical tools.
6. Adequate knowledge of software and computer tools.
7. Creative thinking and effective interdisciplinary col-laboration with other functions.
