Formulation Scientist in Pharmaceutical Research
2 days ago
Montpellier
Formulation Scientist in Pharmaceutical Research MedinCell® is a fast-growing pharmaceutical company developing innovative long-acting injectable therapies based on its proprietary BEPO® technology. Our mission is to improve and protect the health of people worldwide while ensuring fair value sharing with our employees—each of whom becomes a shareholder shortly after joining. With a diverse team representing more than 29 nationalities, we foster a highly collaborative and international work environment. We're looking for a passionate Formulation Scientist with strong expertise in long-acting injectable products. You will play a key role at the interface between scientific project needs and technical execution, supporting formulation understanding, depot characterization and development-oriented decision-making for our proprietary drug delivery platform. Key Responsibilities • Support long-acting injectable drug product projects using MedinCell’s proprietary BEPO® technology and related extend release approaches., • Contribute to formulation screening, characterization and data interpretation activities to understand drug-polymer interactions, release performance, stability and manufacturability., • Translate scientific project requests into clear experimental plans in collaboration with lead scientists and technical teams., • Apply relevant analytical and physicochemical characterization approaches to support formulation understanding and drug product-related decision-making., • Analyse, interpret and communicate formulation and release data to guide project discussions and support evidence-based technical decisions., • Collaborate closely with formulation, analytical, polymer, preclinical, CMC and development teams to ensure coherent technical execution., • Identify technical risks, propose mitigation options and contribute to robustness, scalability and developability assessments., • Prepare high-quality technical reports, development summaries, scientific presentations and patent-related documentation., • Contribute to innovation by identifying formulation-related opportunities, scientific hypotheses and patentable findings in long-acting drug delivery. Profile • PhD or engineering degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Formulation Science, Chemical Engineering, Polymer Science, Chemistry, Biophysics, or a related discipline., • Several years of experience in pharmaceutical formulation, drug product science or technical support to development projects, ideally with injectable, depot, polymer-based or sustained-release products., • Strong understanding of formulation principles, excipient selection, drug-polymer interactions, release mechanisms, stability and manufacturability considerations., • Demonstrated ability to design, execute and interpret experimental studies in collaboration with scientific and technical teams., • Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills, with the ability to translate complex experimental data into clear technical recommendations., • Good knowledge of analytical and physicochemical characterization techniques relevant to injectable formulations and controlled-release systems., • Collaborative mindset with the ability to work effectively across formulation, analytical, polymer and preclinical teams., • Strong written and oral communication skills, including experience preparing technical reports, development documents and scientific presentations., • Fluent in English. Desirable attributes • Experience with long-acting injectable technologies, in situ forming depots, polymer-based formulations, microspheres, implants, suspensions, or other sustained-release drug delivery systems., • Knowledge of peptide or protein formulation, including formulability assessment, stability, aggregation risk and compatibility with controlled-release systems., • Familiarity with drug product development expectations for injectable products, including CMC documentation, scale-up, robustness and regulatory-oriented development thinking. Medincell is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and respectful workplace. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and believe that diversity strengthens our teams and drives innovation.