Scientist, Biologics Formulation Development

About the role

Avid Bioservices is a leading clinical and commercial biologics CDMO focused on creating innovative solutions to meet the needs of our clients and improve patient outcomes. The Scientist, Biologics Formulation Development will establish and lead formulation development activities within the Process Development department while also driving downstream process development of biologics programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead formulation development for biologics, including pre-formulation assessments, excipient screening, and stability studies.
• Extensive hands-on experience with analytical techniques for protein characterization, including DLS, DSF, SEC, CE, rheology, and spectroscopy.
• Expertise in developing high concentration protein formulations and resolving issues such as aggregation, viscosity, and solubility. Able to identify and mitigate formulation risks including precipitation and chemical degradation.
• Design experiments, analyze data, and prepare technical protocols, reports, and development summaries.
• Design and interpret analytical testing strategies including HPLC (SEC & IEX), CE-SDS, SDS-PAGE, UV spectroscopy, and other biophysical assays to support formulation studies.
• Establish scientific strategy, workflows, and best practices for early to late stage biologics formulation development.
• Serve as a technical subject matter expert (SME) during client proposals, presentations, and project reviews.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align timelines and resource planning.
• Mentor junior scientists/staff and support onboarding of new team members.
• Evaluate new technologies and contribute to internal capability-building initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with relevant quality and safety standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree/PhD degree in Biochemistry, Chemistry, or related field and minimum 4-6 years of relevant experience and demonstrated working knowledge of scientific principles.
• Prior experience in formulation development, stability studies, and analytical characterization of biologics or strong background in biochemical and biophysical characterization of proteins with deep understanding of protein structure and function.
• Hands-on experience with biophysical and analytical techniques such as DSC, DLS, DSF, CD, HPLC, CE-SDS, UV spectroscopy, etc.
• Proven record of strong technical writing and communication skills.
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, cross-functional environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Chemistry, or related field with 4-6 years of industry experience, or M.S. with 6-8 years of experience.
• Prior experience in downstream process development of biologics is a plus.
• Experience mentoring or leading scientific staff preferred.