Product Development - Formulation Team Lead

AstraZeneca

Macclesfield, UK
Developing oral solid dosage forms
Formulations for poorly soluble compounds
Team leadership and coaching
You will guide a team focused on oral solid dosage forms for Phase I and II, including enabling formulations for poorly soluble compounds—work that directly influences how quickly patients see the benefit of breakthrough therapies

Job Summary

  • You will guide a team focused on oral solid dosage forms for Phase I and II, including enabling formulations for poorly soluble compounds—work that directly influences how quickly patients see the benefit of breakthrough therapies.
  • We combine deep disease understanding with digital, data science and AI to better predict clinical success and shorten the path to patients.
  • Join a place where scientific curiosity meets bold execution—where formulation scientists, data experts and engineers sit together to test hypotheses, review dissolution profiles alongside in-silico predictions and make fast, well-evidenced decisions that move molecules forward.

Matching Summary

You will guide a team focused on oral solid dosage forms for Phase I and II, including enabling formulations for poorly soluble compounds—work that directly influences how quickly patients see the benefit of breakthrough therapies.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Developing oral solid dosage forms
  • Formulations for poorly soluble compounds
  • Team leadership and coaching
  • Cross-functional global collaboration
  • Quality, SHE and regulatory compliance
  • Resource planning and portfolio management

Nice-to-have

  • Experience with enabling technologies
  • Automation and predictive science
  • Design of experiments and process modeling
  • Partnerships with CDMOs/CROs
  • Inclusive and high-performing team building
  • Digital and data science integration

Key Requirements

  • At least 10 years industry experience
  • BSc, MSc, PhD or equivalent in pharmaceutical science or related field
  • Proven pharmaceutical development delivery
  • Experience leading scientific teams
  • Knowledge of quality, SHE and regulatory requirements
  • Experience in early clinical phase formulation development

Work Rights

Not specified

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