Description of Duties & Responsibilities:

• conduct fundamental physico-chemical characterization of small drug molecules including pH-solubility profile, pKa, partition coefficients, polymorphism/salt/co-crystal screening, solid and solution state stability studies
• conduct drug-excipient compatibility and other relevant studies to provide active support to formulators in the formulation development process
• conduct physchem properties evaluation on API and formulations using DSC, TGA, XRPD, HPLC, NMR, DVS, FTIR, Raman, and others
• perform experiments to monitor physical form change during pharmaceutical processing

Requirements:

• M.Sc./Ph.D. in Chemistry/ Chemical Engineering/ Physics/ Pharmaceutics;
• Minimum 3 years working experience, minimum 1 year working experience in a chemistry lab;
• fundamental knowledge of pharmaceutical product development is highly important
• experience in analytical techniques such as X-ray diffraction on powders and/or single-crystal, thermal analysis;
• a good understanding of formulations, especially solid dosage forms is necessary
• must be able to work in a team environment
• excellent verbal and written communication skills