Postdoctoral Fellow : Vancouver, Canada
The Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD) provides drug development expertise and infrastructure to enable researchers from leading academic and health research institutions to advance promising, early-stage drug candidates. CDRD combines its drug development platform with a commercial arm, which licenses technologies from affiliated institutions and establishes working collaborations with other biotech and life sciences companies. The Government of Canada’s Networks of Centres of Excellence program has recognized CDRD as a Centre of Excellence in Commercialization in Research (CECR).
Job Summary
Reporting to the Head Drug Delivery-Formulation, the Postdoctoral fellow will work with CDRD Scientists and others to develop and test novel drug formulations and drug delivery systems to advance promising technologies. The individual in this role will contribute to collaborative research, working in a team-oriented product development focused environment that will provide the critical experience and training related to the commercialization of drug discoveries.
Responsibilities
- Working within and across the CDRD divisions, participate in multidisciplinary drug research and development projects.
- Develop pharmaceutical dosage forms to enable preclinical testing of drug compounds.
- Determine the physical and chemical properties of drugs and drug formulations and assess their biological effects.
- Help establish new formulation/drug delivery capabilities.
- Manage small project teams.
- Prepare study reports; present and discuss data/results in project meetings.
- Other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications and Experience
- Recent completion of a PhD in Pharmaceutical Science, Chemistry or a related Life Science
- Knowledge/experience in at least two of the following areas is a must:Expertise in topical formulation development is a plus
- Development of formulations for small molecule drugs or biologics (proteins);
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sed formulation approaches; - Biophysical characterization techniques;
- Analytical techniques such as HPLC;
- Preparation of formulations for preclinical studies.
- Preferred candidates will be flexible, with a determination to further their skills in multiple areas.
- Willingness to contribute to and work in a team environment is required.
- A publication record, excellent oral and written communication skills.
How to Apply
Please send your cover letter and resume in Ｏne document, in PDF format, to careers@cdrd.ca with the subject line of Postdoctoral Fellow, Drug Delivery, Formulation. Please ensure your submission is in Ｏne PDF document indicating your surname in the filename. For example: smithjohn-cover-resume.pdf
We thank all interested applicants for their interest, however, Ｏnly those applicants short-listed will be contacted for an interview.
Location: UBC…
