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At BASF, we create chemistry through the power of connected minds. By balancing economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility, we are building a more sustainable future through chemistry.
As the world’s leading chemical company, we help our customers in nearly every industry meet the current and future needs of society through science and innovation.
We achieve this through our commitment to continuous improvement and operational excellence, which gives us the opportunity to set and deliver on ambitious, long-term goals.
We provide a challenging and rewarding work environment with a strong emphasis on process safety, as well as the safety of our employees and the communities we operate in and are always working to form the best team especially from within, through an emphasis on lifelong learning and development.
This allows for our employees to innovate and generate new ideas, put them into action, and gain insights from them to further advance our collective expertise.
And we are constantly striving to become an even better place to work. BASF has been recognized by Forbes Magazine in 2020 as one of America’s Best Employers.
We strongly support the spirit of collaboration through effectively involving team members and colleagues from other relevant units when developing and executing strategies and projects.
Come join us on our journey to create solutions for a sustainable future!
Formulation Scientist (2002072) Tarrytown, NY
Where the Chemistry Happens
BASF is a leading manufacturer and supplier of pharmaceutical ingredients (excipients and active pharmaceutical ingredients, APIs) to the global pharmaceutical industry.
BASF’s Pharma Solutions business (ENP) is part of BASF’s Nutrition and Health Division, which also consists of Human and Animal Nutrition and Aroma Chemicals.
This is an excellent opportunity for a professional like you to demonstrate your experience in pharmaceutical product characterization techniques used in the pharmaceutical industry including, but not limited to, UV-Vis, Rheometer, DSC, TGA, HPLC, Disintegration, USP Dissolution, HPLC, XRD, and many others.
You will also be able to share your knowledge of formulation, film forming, polymer structure-property relationship, coating, drug dissolution, HPLC, project management, etc.
Qualifications - BASF recognizes institutions of Higher Education which are accredited by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or equivalent
Formula for Success
Leveraging your education in Pharmaceutics, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Polymers or Materials Science and your pharmaceutical industry or academic experience, you will perform laboratory work in preparation of prototype pharmaceutical formulations of oral solid and liquid products and in support of analytical testing of pharmaceutical projects.
Relying on your Pharmaceutical industry or academic experience in product development in instant and modified release, solubilization, softgels, or polymer-small molecule interactions, you will develop your technical knowledge about excipient functionality in oral formulations to promote the ENP business.
You will also use this experience to provide technical support to Sales and Marketing.
Utilizing your strong capability in project planning and execution, together with the ability to handle the complexity involved with multiple concurrent customer projects, you will create new solutions to address technical problems.
Your proven track record of scientific achievement and for translating scientific knowledge into effective technical applications will serve you well as you generate application data to support new product launches.
You will also generate new ideas and contribute to the innovation pipeline.
Serving as an effective team player, you will interact with the technical community, peers, and customers.
Your ability to work independently with minimal supervision will be a valued asset as you demonstrate your practical competence in the areas of granulation, tableting, coating (pan coating, fluidized coating), spray drying, melt extrusion, and product characterization with chromatography, dissolution, UV-Vis, particle size and microscopy.
Demonstrating your strong hands-on laboratory experience and skills, you will manage and maintain day-to-day activities in the lab (e.
g. ordering supplies, maintaining high safety standards, maintaining equipment and hardware, etc.) and supervise junior interns and scientists.
Your strong verbal and written communication skills will be essential as you draft technical reports, articles, conference abstracts and posters, and journal publications.
Create Your Own Chemistry : What We Offer You
Adding value to our customers begins with adding value to you. You BASF is the suite of benefits, perks, programs and unique opportunities we offer to support you the whole you in all stages of your life and career.
With you BASF, you create your own chemistry.
The total rewards that you receive as a BASF employee go way beyond a paycheck. From competitive health and insurance plans, to robust retirement benefits that include company-matching contributions, to making sure you never stop learning, we believe investing in you is investing in our success.
Working for a large, global organization, you’ll have a chance to grow professionally and personally, expand your network and build a rewarding and dynamic career.
BASF provides interesting and challenging learning and development opportunities to help you make the most of your talents and your job.
