Formulation Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Formulation Technician-Vandalia, OH

Join Adare Pharma Solutions, a global CDMO helping bring life-changing medicines to patients worldwide. From innovative biotech startups to leading pharmaceutical companies, our work directly impacts how treatments are delivered—especially for those who need it most.

Why Adare?

We’re growing fast and investing in our people just as much as our technology.

Strong career progression in a high-growth, private equity-backed company

Tuition reimbursement (no waiting period)

Competitive pay + comprehensive benefits (medical, dental, vision)

401(k) with company match

Generous PTO and company holidays

Life, disability, and pet insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts (medical & dependent care)

Exposure to cutting-edge pharma manufacturing technologies

Opportunities to work across multiple sites and global teams

**The Role

**The Formulation Technician I, II, or III will assist the R&D Formulations staff with product development activities from small scale to commercial batch production. The Formulation Technician should be someone with a keen interest in life sciences or drug manufacturing. This is a developmental role where training is provided, offering an opportunity to learn various techniques of drug manufacturing including dispensing, blending, granulation, compression and coating.

What You'll Do

• Assist in running projects associated with product development, product and process optimization batches, and on completion to ensure robustness of the process and formulation.

• Coordinate and execute cleaning, process validation, and CMS technical / process operations activities with company quality units, operation, R&D and regulatory affairs for commercial or R&D products.

• Ensure sampling and testing are completed as planned.

• Assist in writing reports and preparing master formulary records.

• Follow protocol and batch records in manufacturing development batches and relate observations to CMS Manufacturing Associates and/or R&D Formulation group.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

What You'll Bring

• Level will be contingent on combination of education and relevant industry experience; minimum requirements are High school diploma with 5+ years’ experience in a pharmaceutical environment or equivalent combination of education and experience

• Cross-trained in the manufacturing unit operations such as granulation, blending, compression, coating, and encapsulation.

• Knowledge of manufacturing equipment such as granulators, tableting machines, coaters, and encapsulators.

• Mechanical skills/ability is required.

• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills are essential in this collaborative work environment.

• cGMP knowledge is essential.

• Knowledge of analytical laboratory testing.

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office and other applications as applicable.

• Ability to travel occasionally and ability to work weekend shifts as required.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, use hand and fingers, to manipulate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color, peripheral, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Stand, walk, push, pull, twist, reach overhead, and bend to the floor.
• Must have ability to wear a respirator in order to work with chemicals of a specified potency level
• Occasionally move items or equipment weighing up to 50 pounds – potential to handle heavier materials with mechanical assistance.
• Occasionally required to climb ladders and/or steps to reach equipment.
• Reading precision measuring equipment, machine dials, gages, and thermometers; must be able to observe fine details utilizing a microscope.

Adare Pharma is an equal opportunity employer & prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, disability, marital & veteran status.

You should be proficient in:

• Pharmaceuticals
• Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)