Sr. Associate​/Consultant - Biopharma Formulations

Location: Indianapolis

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**** About the Role
** As a Sr. Associate / Consultant Formulation Scientist on the Biopharma Technical Development – Formulations team, you will be a key, hands‑on contributor in developing stable and robust formulations and drug product processes for new biological therapeutics. In this laboratory‑based role, you will focus on formulation and drug product process development for biopharmaceutical modalities such as monoclonal antibodies, therapeutic proteins, peptides, and other complex biologics.

You will drive the execution of formulation development studies across development stages for sterile injectable and freeze‑dried (lyophilized) drug products. You will partner closely with scientists in downstream process development, analytical sciences, and other CMC functions to deliver high‑quality formulation and drug product process development packages that enable successful clinical and commercial supply.
** Your Responsibilities
*** Plan and perform early develop ability and pre-formulation assessments (e.g., stress testing, formulation screening, and phase‑appropriate stability studies) using biophysical and analytical tools (such as DSC, DLS / Zetasizer, particulate analysis, SEC and related techniques) to enable lead candidate and formulation selection.
* Design, plan, and execute formulation and process development studies for biological drug products (e.g., sterile injectables, lyophilized products, multi‑dose vials, and other presentations).
* Anticipate and resolve key technical and process‑related challenges to meet project timelines and deliverables.
* Analyze complex data sets, draw clear conclusions, and provide timely feedback and recommendations to enable data‑driven formulation decisions.
* Document experimental work in electronic lab notebooks and author concise technical reports and presentations to support internal decision‑making and, as appropriate, regulatory submissions.
* Collaborate closely with downstream/process development, analytical sciences, device/packaging, manufacturing, and quality teams to translate laboratory findings into robust, scalable drug product processes.
* Contribute to continuous improvement of formulation development workflows, analytical capabilities, and laboratory practices, including evaluation and implementation of new technologies where appropriate.
** What You Need to Succeed (Minimum Qualifications)**
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* Education:

**  + B.S. or M.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related scientific/engineering discipline.
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* Experience:

**  + B.S. with 5-7+ years of relevant industry experience, or M.S. with 3+ years of relevant industry experience, in formulation development of biologics or other biopharmaceutical products.
* ** Technical

Skills:

**  + Demonstrated, hands‑on experience in formulation development of monoclonal antibodies, therapeutic proteins, peptides, or other biopharmaceutical drug products.  + Familiarity with biophysical and analytical characterization techniques commonly used in biologics formulation (e.g., DSC, DLS/Zetasizer, SEC or related…