Scientist, Formulation Development

Job Description

We are seeking a highly motivated Scientist to join our Formulation Development group. In this role, you will design, execute, and interpret laboratory‑based formulation and materials characterization experiments to support small‑molecule drug product development across clinical stages. You will contribute to technical innovation, build product and process understanding, and collaborate closely with cross‑functional development teams in a collaborative, inclusive environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, execute, and interpret laboratory experiments supporting small‑molecule formulation development across early and late stages.
• Apply materials science, drug substance and drug product characterization principles, and pharmaceutical unit operations to meet clinical and project deliverables.
• Execute and interpret materials testing and formulation studies to deepen product and process understanding and expand internal knowledge.
• Ability to independently compile experimental data and interpretation into thorough, high‑quality technical reports suitable for project and regulatory use
• Support strategic project planning and execution, balancing near‑term deliverables with longer‑term development objectives.
• Collaborate effectively within Pharmaceutical Development and cross‑functional project teams, fostering a culture of diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
• Maintain and grow scientific and technical expertise, and proactively contribute ideas for new studies, approaches, or development strategies.
  
  

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

Ph.D. / M.S. / B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Materials Science, or a related field, with 0–3 / 6+ / 10+ years of pharmaceutical development experience, respectively.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with or exposure to modified‑release (e.g., extended‑release, controlled‑release) formulation development.
• Experience or exposure to Process Analytical Technology (PAT), and/or chemometrics.
• Comfort expanding beyond core expertise to integrate new tools, techniques, or disciplines in support of development programs.
• Demonstrated curiosity, creativity, and initiative in identifying opportunities for innovation or improved development approaches.
  
  

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $136, 727 to $149,400. In addition, this position is eligible for an annual performance pay bonus. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, training, knowledge, and experience. Alkermes offers a competitive benefits package. Additional details can be found on our careers website: www.alkermes.com/careers#working-here

About Us

Why join Team Alkermes?

Alkermes applies its decades of deep neuroscience expertise to develop medicines designed to help people living with complex and difficult-to-treat psychiatric and neurological disorders. A global biopharmaceutical company, headquartered in Ireland with U.S. locations in Massachusetts and Ohio, we seek to make a meaningful difference in the way people manage their diseases. We have a portfolio of proprietary commercial products for the treatment of alcohol dependence, opioid dependence, schizophrenia, bipolar I disorder and narcolepsy, and a pipeline of clinical and preclinical candidates in development for various psychiatric and neurological disorders.

We are proud to have been recognized as an employer of choice by many national organizations. In 2024 and 2025, we were certified as a Great Place to Work in the U.S. and named one of Massachusetts’ Top Places to Work by the Boston Globe, a Best Place to Work in Greater Cincinnati by the Cincinnati Business Courier and recognized as a Best Place to Work in BioPharma by Fortune Magazine.

Alkermes, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any qualified applicant or employee because of race, creed, color, age, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression and identity, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military status, application for military service or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law. Alkermes also complies with all work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Alkermes is an E-Verify employer.