Do you have knowledge in pharmaceutical formulation development, with a practical understanding of design of experiments (DOE), material properties, and data curation and processing? Would you like to apply your expertise to link materials properties to process performance in continuous manufacturing? Then AstraZeneca might be the place for you.


AstraZeneca is a global, innovation driven biopharmaceutical business that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialisation of prescription medicines for some of the world’s most serious diseases. We are currently seeking a consultant Formulation Scientist to join our team within Global Product Development (GPD), part of Pharmaceutical Technology & Development (PT&D), in Gothenburg, Sweden.


You bring fundamental scientific understanding of formulation science and hands on laboratory experience, with the ability to work independently and contribute in cross functional development settings.


In PT&D, we are the bridge between science and innovative medicines that help millions of people. We design and deliver active ingredients, formulations and devices required to support new medicines—from supplies for use in early toxicology studies and clinical trials to developing technology to enable scale up for commercial manufacture. At GPD we focus on oral, inhaled, and parenteral drug products, playing a key role in the development of new medicinal products.


**What You’ll Do**
This role is laboratory based and you will work in cross functional, cross skilled pharmaceutical development teams, contributing to sub teams to deliver key results related to formulation design and process performance.


This is a consultant assignment with Randstad Life Sciences. Randstad Life Sciences is specialized in competences within Life Science. As a consultant you get a competitive salary, benefits and collective agreements. Your consultant manager ensures that you get varying and developing assignments at different companies, within different industries. At Randstad Life Sciences, your personal development is in focus, and you are offered a large network and many social activities.


Deadline 2026-02-12 - the selection process and interviews will be ongoing, so please apply as soon as possible!


**Qualifications**
Essential for the role:



- Education/experience: BSc/MSc in Chemical/Mechanical/Pharmaceutical Engineering or Materials Science, or equivalent hands on laboratory experience.
- Experimental execution: Ability to independently plan, set up, and run experiments and perform basic calibrations
- Safety & compliance: Safe handling of powders/chemicals, risk assessments, PPE, adherence to SOPs and good documentation.
- Equipment skills: Operate and perform routine maintenance on lab equipment; adjust settings to meet targets; basic troubleshooting.
- Data & reporting: Acquire data, perform basic analysis (trends, variability), and keep traceable records (ELN/Excel).
- Collaboration: Clear communication, organization, and time management in a multi experiment environment.

**Desirable For The Role**

- Process specifics: Exposure to pharmaceutical product development, continuous manufacturing, and powder feeding; ability to distinguish material vs. setup issues.
- Materials characterization: Experience with standard material properties evaluation via bulk density, particle size, flowability, and moisture measurements.
- Methods & analytics: Familiarity with DOE, basic statistics/SPC, data visualization, and simple scripting (e.g., Excel macros, Python/R).
- Systems: Familiarity with ELN/LIMS workflows.
- Applied experience: Experience with scale up/tech transfer, long run stability/segregation risk, and sustainability/material efficiency.

**Responsibilities**
In this role you will:



- Analyse and evaluate material properties and their impact on formulation and process performance, using experimental studies and basic data processing.
- Plan, set up, and run feeder trials across different settings and configurations, linking powder properties to continuous manufacturing behavior.
- Curate, acquire, and process experimental data; perform basic analyses (trends, variability) and maintain traceable records (ELN/Excel) with good documentation practice.
- Work safely and compliantly: conduct risk assessments, use PPE, handle powders/chemicals safely, and adhere to SOPs.
- Collaborate in a multi experiment environment, communicating clearly and managing time to meet project timelines.

**You Will Typically Have**

- Hands on experience executing formulation and process experiments, with enthusiasm for laboratory based work and independent operation.
- Basic knowledge of DOE, materials characterization, and data processing/visualization, with interest in linking material–process–performance.
- Collaborative communication skills and an agile mindset, with the ability to adjust to dynamic project demands to meet project and patient needs.

Why AstraZeneca?


At AstraZeneca, we 're dedicated to being an outstanding Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and spark your high-reaching spirit. There’s no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients, and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and partnership, and always committed to lifelong learning, growth, and development. We’re on an exciting journey to pioneer the future of healthcare.


Are you ready to bring new insights and fresh thinking to the table, Brilliant! We have one seat available, and we hope it’s yours.