Principal/Senior Principal Scientist, Formulation R&D

We are hiring for a Principal/Senior Principal Scientist in New Hope, MN (Minneapolis-St. Paul area). This individual significantly contributes to the formulation research and development processes and strategies at Padagis to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, especially in immediate release and modified release solid oral dosage forms.

Candidates must be located in, or be willing to relocate to, the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Area to be eligible for consideration. The salary range for this position is $160,000.00 - $210,000.00 depending on education and experience.

Job duties:

• Product and process development and support of commercialization activities for generic prescription products, specifically immediate release and modified release solid oral dosage forms. Provides comprehensive expertise in the development of solid oral dosage forms to meet target product quality attributes within defined timelines and budget.

• Leads product and process development as a technical leader while interfacing with cross-functional departments to ensure products can be produced with scientific rigor in a manner that is efficient, safe, and compliant with FDA and company regulatory standards.
• Leads complex and significant research projects to support the development and launch of new and reformulated products; evaluates findings and prepares documentation to support processes, methods, standards, and related findings and recommendations to ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements.
• Supports the planning and implementation of research and development operational strategies and related projects.
• Collaborates with internal stakeholders through all phases of formulation research and development processes to provide technical expertise in the new product development processes and related due diligence.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree with ten or more (10+) years of directly related experience to include development and scale-up of solid oral dosage forms in successful generic companies; or Master's Degree with eight or more (8+) years; or PhD with five or more (5+) years.
• PhD or MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences preferred, or a degree in a relevant scientific discipline.
• Availability to travel both domestically and internationally up to ten percent (10%).

Padagis Core Competencies:

Since its beginning, Padagis has been undergoing the process of identifying what we believe will lead to the success of our organization in a competitive landscape. To that end, we have developed a set of five "core" competencies. We strive to bring employees on board the journey with us who exemplify these key competencies:

• Service delivery - Understand who your internal and external customers are, identify their needs, and deliver value above their expectations...
• Active collaboration - Seek opportunities to work together across teams, function, business units, and geographies to seek success...
• Demonstrate agility - Proactively identify changes in our environment and act quickly, leading or embracing change...
• Think differently - Create, develop, and implement new ideas, products, services, or processes that involve introducing something new or significantly improving something that already exists...
• Excellent execution - Achieve outstanding results in all aspects of our organization, including our culture, leadership, strategy, and processes...

About Us:

At Padagis our focus is on health care products that improve people's lives. We are a market-leading generic prescription pharmaceutical company that specializes in "extended topical" medications, like creams, foams, mousses, gels, liquids and inhalable products. It's a great time to join our team because we have a high growth trajectory with now more than 1,300 employees across six locations in the United States and Israel. We've already established a successful track record of launching first-to-file and first-to-market generic pharmaceutical products that have helped to make prescription products more affordable for patients and reduce costs for the healthcare system. Our team members work in a dynamic environment where opportunity is built on a foundation of honesty and transparency. Please consider joining our team where great things are happening and you can make a difference.

What's Next:

At Padagis a real recruiter AND the hiring manager will review your application, not just a bot. This means we pay special attention to each application submitted for the position. While it could take a couple of days for us to get back with you, please know that we appreciate you applying for the open position and ask that you monitor your email for updates.

Masters of Biochemistry (preferred)
Bachelors of Biochemistry (required)

8 years: Directly related pharmaceutical R&D experience to include development and scale-up of solid oral dosage forms (preferred)
5 years: Directly related pharmaceutical R&D experience to include development and scale-up of solid oral dosage forms (required)