Formulation Scientist

Full Job Description

At VIATRIS, we see healthcare not as it is but as it should be. We act courageously and are uniquely positioned to be a source of stability in a world of evolving healthcare needs.

Viatris empowers people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life.

We do so via: 

Access – Providing high quality trusted medicines regardless of geography or circumstance;
Leadership – Advancing sustainable operations and innovative solutions to improve patient health; and 
Partnership – Leveraging our collective expertise to connect people to products and services. 
 

Our global portfolio includes best-in-class, iconic brand-name products as well as global key brands; generics, including branded and complex generics; and other offerings across a wide range of therapeutic areas. We are committed to helping create healthier communities worldwide through education, outreach and better access to treatment.

For those driven to live their lives with purpose, Viatris helps employees realise their full potential by creating a collaborative culture that fosters courage and resilience. Viatris is more than just a place to work. This is a place to make a difference in the world.

The Role & What You Will Be Doing

Every day, we rise to the challenge to make a difference and here’s how the Formulation Scientist role will make an impact:

• Carrying out all necessary formulation development of different dosage forms, such as pre-formulation studies, laboratory scale studies, optimisation experiments.

• Handling equipment employed in the formulation development lab.

• Executing all lab activities in a safe and reliable manner in line with Pharmaceutical GLP/GMP and/or internal guidelines.

• Perform testing on the Engineering and Validation batches manufactured as part of New Product Introductions or Process Optimisations.

• Investigate issues with existing products or manufacturing processes during the commercial manufacturing operations with an intent to either resolve the issue or improve the product quality.

• Generate/update the technical documents based on evaluation of the Formulation and Manufacturing Process.

• Conduct patent literature survey and database search.

• Document all work as required by cGMPs on a timely basis.

• Write up trial batch records as required.

• Preparation of standard operating procedures.

About Your Skills & Experience

For this role, we’re looking for a candidate who has an effective combination of the following qualifications, skills and experiences:

• Master’s degree or higher in Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology.

• Minimum 2+ years’ experience in a pharmaceutical research and manufacturing environment.

• Experience with solid state characterisation for oral dosage forms (SEM, Powder Rheometer, Particle Size Analyser, Flowability Tester, etc.).

• Basic analytical skills (UV & HPLC).

• Competent in wet granulation, the use of fluid bed dryers, extrusion-spheroidisation and/or fluid bed (Wurster) coating processes and scale-up of these processes.

• Competent in formulation development techniques and interpretation of results.

• Experience with transfer of scale-up process into production.

At Viatris, we are dedicated to building a truly diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t fully align with every requirement, we still encourage you to apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.

Benefits at Viatris

At Viatris, we offer competitive salaries, benefits and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others. Some of our benefits include the following on top of a competitive salary:

• Excellent career progression opportunities

• Work-life balance initiatives

• Bonus scheme

• Health insurance

• Pension

Diversity & Inclusion at Viatris

At Viatris, diversity and inclusion are essential to our mission. The diversity we foster in all aspects of our business can be one of our greatest strengths in redefining healthcare not as it is, but as it should be. If you would like to know more about what diversity, equity and inclusion means to us, please visit

Sustainability at Viatris

Corporate social responsibility is fundamental to the Viatris mission. We work to advance responsible and sustainable operations and leverage our collective expertise to empower people to live healthier at every stage of life, recognizing that our actions affect the stakeholders and communities we serve. To learn more about our efforts, please visit

At Viatris, we offer competitive  salar ies , benefits   and   an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others.  

Viatris is an Equal Opportunity Employer.