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Production Process Owner

Thousand Oaks, CA 91320

Posted: 03/20/2025 Employment Type: Contract Job Category: Scientific Job Number: 618158 Is job remote?: No Country: United States

Job Description

Target PR Range: 34-44/hr
*Depending on experience

Prioritizing candidates with synthetic drug over biologics backgrounds.

The ideal candidate for this role will hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Organic Chemistry from a reputable university, with a preference for graduates from California-based institutions or top pharmaceutics programs such as Purdue, Michigan, UPenn, or Wisconsin. While prior industry experience is not required, the candidate should possess a strong academic foundation in small molecule drug product manufacturing, tablet and capsule production, and related unit operations. They should demonstrate a willingness to learn, adaptability, and problem-solving skills to integrate into synthetics-focused drug product team. Candidates from companies specializing in small molecule therapeutics (e.g., Merck, Pfizer, AbbVie, Lilly, BMS) may also be strong fits.

The Pivotal Synthetic Drug Product group of the Drug Product Technologies (DPT) department at Thousand Oaks, CA is seeking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated, and team-oriented scientist for the position of Associate Scientist. In this role, the scientist will serve as member of Drug Product development teams, providing hands-on formulation and process expertise during the development of clinical and commercial formulations for solid oral dosage forms. The individual will design and execute formulation experiments, organize and analyze results with minimal supervision, and communicate data and interpretation to work group. In addition, this individual will ensure that contracted studies are conducted in compliance with the respective protocol and applicable guidelines and regulations.

The staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly and never provide banking information during the application process. Candidate safety is a top priority at Planet Pharma.

Planet Pharma is an equal opportunity employer. It is our practice not to discriminate against any employee or applicant based on any criteria, condition or basis protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion enable us to better meet our mission and values while serving our clients across the globe. If you have a disability or handicap and would like us to accommodate you in any reasonable way, please inform your recruiter, or contact us, so that we can discuss the appropriate alternatives available.

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Although this hasn't been an issue at Planet Pharma, the staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly and never provide banking information during the application process. Candidate safety is a top priority at Planet Pharma.