Formulation Development Scientist

Overview of role

Alvotech is seeking a motivated Drug Product Formulation Development Scientist to join the Drug Product Development team in Reykjavik. In this role, you will work on the development of liquid/lyophilized formulations of life-changing biologics (biosimilars) and finished dosage forms, focusing on protein chemistry and its interaction with other molecules (excipients) and drug product manufacturing.

Please note that this is a temporary 12-month position

Scope and responsibility:

• Your main objective in this position will be to design, perform and report studies/experiments in the development of liquid/lyophilized biologics formulations.
• You will be a subject-matter-expert focusing on the identification of stabilizing excipients and formulation conditions by biophysical characterization methods and stability assessments from early-stage throughout late-stage development to develop formulations for clinical and commercial drug product manufacturing.
• You will work closely with other drug product development teams to ensure compatibility of the formulations with the container closure system and manufacturing processes, as well as other colleagues to ensure seamless transfer of the formulations from development to manufacturing.

Job requirements:

• You hold a BSc/MSc degree in biochemistry, chemistry, biotechnology, pharmaceutical science or other relevant discipline.
• You have hands-on experience in working with proteins in a biochemical laboratory. Relevant experience in biopharmaceutical drug product development is desirable, but not a requirement.
• We are looking for flexible, open-minded and motivated scientists that are excited about biopharmaceutical development, can challenge their work by innovative and creative solutions, and share our values of team spirit and team efforts.