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Scientist II, Drug Product Design & Development

North Chicago, IL, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-10-02 → 2026-10-07

Core

Design and develop drug products and formulations to enable clinical delivery of synthetic molecules from proof-of-concept through pivotal studies and life-cycle innovation.

Role type

Scientist II, Drug Product Design & Development

Builds

Bioavailable, stable, and manufacturable drug products for late-stage clinical studies

Domain

Biopharmaceuticals / Pharmaceutical Sciences

Required skills

Formulation design, physicochemical characterization, biopharmaceutics, experimental design, analytical techniques (HPLC, XRD, PSD, DSC), scientific problem solving

Preferred skills

Drug release characterization, equipment operation and troubleshooting

Technologies

HPLC, X-ray diffraction, particle size distribution analysis, differential scanning calorimetry

Responsibilities

Plan and execute formulation feasibility and optimization studies; characterize drug substances and products using analytical techniques; interpret data to modify experimental plans; execute biopharmaceutics assays for clinical product derisking; collaborate with cross-functional teams to align strategies for drug discovery and development.