Formulation Development Leader

7 days ago


Loughborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom Almac Group Full time £45,000 - £70,000 per year

Formulation Development Leader

Hours: 37.5 hours per week. Monday – Friday, flexible working hours

Ref No: HRJOB11109

Business Unit: Pharma Services

Location: Loughborough, Leicestershire

Open To: Internal and external candidates

The Roles

As a member of the Pharma Services team at our Charnwood facility in Loughborough, you will oversee a group of formulation scientists, ensuring the team's operations are both efficient and effective. You will also be accountable for delivering projects within established timelines and budgets.

The post holder will have a responsibility to maintain a portfolio of development projects, ensuring adherence to client timelines. As a member of a fast-growing team in a demanding industry, you will have access to many personal and professional development opportunities at Almac.

We are considering applications at both Technical Leader and Group Leader level.

Please review the attached job descriptions for more information on the responsibilities and candidate criteria at each level

Essential Criteria

  • BSc. in a Life Science or Engineering subject.

  • A proven track record in developing drug product formulations and processes suitable for phase I, II and III stages of pharmaceutical development.

  • Significant hands-on experience in pharmaceutical development, GMP manufacturing and packaging processes.

  • Experience in dealing with clients and presenting on technical topics related to scientific experiments

  • Experience supporting business development activities.

Desirable Criteria

(The following criteria may be applied if a large pool of applicants exist)

  • Experience in supervising and mentoring other scientists

  • A PhD in a Life Science or Engineering subject

Reward

For the successful candidate, we offer an attractive benefits package which includes a competitive salary, annual bonus, employer pension contributions, 34 days paid annual leave, healthcare benefits and much more.

Closing Date: Sunday 30th November 2025 at 1700 hours

RECRUITMENT AGENCIES PLEASE NOTE: Almac will only accept applications from agencies/business partners that have been invited to work on this role by our Talent Acquisition team. Speculative candidate CVs received or submitted directly to Hiring Managers will be considered unsolicited and no fee will be payable. Thank you for your cooperation.


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