Staff Formulation Scientist

About the role

We are seeking an accomplished and visionary Staff Formulation Scientist to join our Integrated Platform Architecture Team. This role serves as a key technical authority in advancing IDEXX's diagnostic product pipeline through the development of liquid, solid, and lipid-based formulations.

Responsibilities

• Drive innovation across complex formulation challenges and shape the strategic direction of the formulation function.
• Establish best practices, mentor scientists, and influence formulation-related platform-level decisions across key stages of the product development lifecycle.
• Lead and partner in the development and optimization of liquid, solid, and lipid-based formulations to support the diagnostic product pipeline across multiple stages of development.
• Explore and implement formulation development for alternative drying methodologies such as spray drying, foam drying, and vacuum drying to expand the formulation toolbox and identify optimal approaches for reagent stabilization.
• Shape excipient and matrix strategy by leading the systematic evaluation and qualification of stabilizers, excipients, and formulation matrices, setting selection criteria that protect reagent activity under diverse storage and operational demands.
• Investigate the relationship between drying parameters and assay performance, establishing a mechanistic understanding of how formulation and processing conditions impact diagnostic function.
• Develop and apply characterization techniques to assess dried reagent quality, stability, and functional integrity across formulation iterations.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with assay development, manufacturing, and process engineering teams to translate bench-scale formulations into scalable, reproducible processes.
• Support technology transfer activities by generating robust process documentation, defining critical quality attributes, and establishing design space for scale-up or scale-down.
• Troubleshoot formulation and process failures by identifying root causes and implementing corrective strategies that maintain assay performance.
• Drive continuous improvement by staying current with emerging drying technologies and formulation science, applying new methodologies where appropriate to enhance pipeline efficiency and product robustness.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in Formulation Science, Pharmaceutical Science, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, or a related field with 8+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Deep understanding in formulation development across diverse application spaces including dry down, lyophilization, and other drying methods.
• Demonstrated ability to investigate and characterize the relationship between a formulation, the drying processes, and downstream assay or product performance.
• Expertise in formulation development across liquid, solid, and lipid-based systems, with experience selecting and qualifying excipients and stabilizers.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to design experiments, interpret complex data sets, and translate findings into actionable formulation strategies.
• Experience supporting technology transfer, process documentation, and the establishment of critical process parameters for manufacturing scale activities.
• Familiarity with diagnostic assay development or working knowledge of how formulation decisions impact assay sensitivity, specificity, and stability.
• Ability to work effectively in a highly collaborative, cross-functional environment, communicating technical concepts clearly to diverse stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding in formulation development across diverse application spaces including dry down, lyophilization, and other drying methods.
• Demonstrated ability to investigate and characterize the relationship between a formulation, the drying processes, and downstream assay or product performance.
• Expertise in formulation development across liquid, solid, and lipid-based systems, with experience selecting and qualifying excipients and stabilizers.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to design experiments, interpret complex data sets, and translate findings into actionable formulation strategies.
• Experience supporting technology transfer, process documentation, and the establishment of critical process parameters for manufacturing scale activities.
• Familiarity with diagnostic assay development or working knowledge of how formulation decisions impact assay sensitivity, specificity, and stability.
• Ability to work effectively in a highly collaborative, cross-functional environment, communicating technical concepts clearly to diverse stakeholders.

Skills

• Formulation development expertise across liquid, solid, and lipid-based systems.
• Experience with alternative drying methodologies such as spray drying, foam drying, and vacuum drying.
• Knowledge of excipient and matrix strategy, including systematic evaluation and qualification of stabilizers, excipients, and formulation matrices.
• Ability to investigate and characterize the relationship between a formulation, the drying processes, and downstream assay or product performance.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to design experiments, interpret complex data sets, and translate findings into actionable formulation strategies.
• Experience supporting technology transfer, process documentation, and the establishment of critical process parameters for manufacturing scale activities.
• Familiarity with diagnostic assay development or working knowledge of how formulation decisions impact assay sensitivity, specificity, and stability.
• Effective communication skills, able to convey technical concepts clearly to diverse stakeholders.

Benefits

• Day-One 5% matching 401k
• Opportunity for annual cash bonus
• Health / Dental / Vision Benefits
• Financial support
• Pet insurance
• Mental health resources
• Volunteer paid days off
• Employee stock program
• Foundation donation matching

Pay

Salary range starting at $125,000 based on experience.

Schedule

N/A