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Scientist 1, Product Development

San Diego, CA💼 Full-time💰 $74,000–$74,000🗓 2026-09-17 → 2026-09-26

Core

Plan and execute laboratory experiments to develop and characterize drug product formulations (solutions, suspensions, capsules, tablets, amorphous intermediates) for preclinical and clinical use.

Role type

Scientist 1, Product Development (IC)

Builds

Oral and injectable dosage forms for small-molecule and peptide programs

Domain

Pharmaceutical manufacturing / Drug product development

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Formulation development, experimental design, data interpretation, cGMP compliance, laboratory record keeping, technical communication

Preferred skills

Spray-dried dispersion, analytical techniques (pH, osmolality, viscosity, particle size, DSC, PXRD, SEM, TGA)

Responsibilities

Conduct formulation studies and characterization of drug products; Independently design and execute simple experiments; Interpret data and identify key factors; Maintain accurate laboratory records; Lead technical discussions with clients; Comply with SOPs and GMP regulations; Supervise a laboratory assistant

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC

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