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Principal Scientist

Columbus, IN $110k - $150k Permanent

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a senior technical resource for pharmaceutical products from early development through scale-up, transfer, launch, and ongoing commercial operations.
  • Provide scientific and technical expertise for solid oral dosage forms, including formulation and process optimization, manufacturing support, and product lifecycle activities.
  • Develop and execute technical studies involving manufacturing processes, equipment, raw materials, process performance, and scale-up activities.
  • Contribute to regulatory submissions by preparing and reviewing technical content, scientific rationales, regulatory responses, and applicable eCTD documentation.
  • Ensure technical reports and regulatory materials are scientifically sound, accurate, well-supported by data, and aligned with GMP requirements.
  • Facilitate technical discussions, present study results and recommendations, and communicate complex scientific information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Identify opportunities to improve process capability, manufacturing efficiency, product quality, and overall operational performance.
  • Develop and deliver technical training to manufacturing teams when introducing new processes, procedures, or process improvements.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutics, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biology, or another relevant scientific or engineering discipline.
  • Minimum of 15 years of pharmaceutical industry experience, preferably in a senior individual contributor or technical expert role.
  • Extensive experience working with solid oral dosage pharmaceutical products.
  • Demonstrated background spanning pharmaceutical development/process development as well as commercial manufacturing support.
  • Strong knowledge of process development, scale-up, technology transfer, process characterization, optimization, and product lifecycle management.
  • Proven ability to prepare, review, and interpret complex technical, scientific, and GMP-regulated documentation.
  • Experience supporting eCTD content, regulatory submissions, technical assessments, and responses to regulatory inquiries.
  • Familiarity with electronic quality, manufacturing, and documentation systems such as MasterControl, SAP, or similar platforms is preferred.
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