Formulation Scientist

Help shape the future of personalized medicine at a highly specialized 503A compounding pharmacy. This role is ideal for a pharmacist who is an innovative formulation expert, passionate about solving challenging pharmaceutical problems and developing customized preparations for patients with complex medical needs.

About the Role

As the organization’s scientific leader for formulation development, you will drive the creation of complex patient-specific therapies for individuals with genetic disorders, inherited metabolic diseases, oncology diagnoses, and other medically complex conditions. This is not a traditional dispensing or production pharmacist position.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize complex sterile and non-sterile compounded formulations.
• Evaluate APIs, excipients, vehicles, dosage forms, concentrations, and delivery methods.
• Review and improve an extensive library of existing formulations to ensure scientific accuracy, consistency, and reproducibility.
• Develop evidence-based beyond-use dating strategies using stability data, published literature, USP guidance, and analytical evidence.
• Research pharmaceutical compatibility, degradation pathways, preservative systems, packaging, storage conditions, and shipping requirements.
• Create comprehensive master formulation records and standardized preparation procedures.
• Partner with physicians, clinical specialists, dietitians, laboratory partners, and pharmacy leadership to develop customized patient-specific therapies.
• Establish scalable formulation development processes that support continued clinical growth.
• Train pharmacy personnel on newly developed formulations and implementation procedures.
• Evaluate scientific literature and emerging pharmaceutical research to support formulation decisions.

Requirements

• Must be a pharmacist with personal experience developing formulations—not simply preparing medications using existing recipes.
• PharmD, MS, or PhD in Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Medicinal Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, or a closely related discipline.
• Significant experience developing pharmaceutical formulations from concept through implementation.
• Strong understanding of sterile and non-sterile compounding principles.
• Expertise in pharmaceutical chemistry, compatibility, stability, dosage-form design, analytical testing, and formulation optimization.
• Experience authoring or substantially revising master formulation records and scientific documentation.
• Ability to critically evaluate published scientific literature and translate research into practical application.
• Working knowledge of USP <795>, <797>, and <800>, along with 503A compounding standards.
• Experience collaborating across scientific, clinical, quality, and operational teams.
• Board Certified Sterile Compounding Pharmacist (BCSCP) certification is a plus but not required.
• Active pharmacist license is not required.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Paid time off.
• Relocation assistance available.

Pay

Starting salary of $175,000–$200,000, depending on experience, with flexibility for exceptional candidates.

Schedule

Full-time, Monday–Friday daytime schedule.