Formulation Development Scientist

Life Scientific | Dublin (Hybrid)

In crop protection, formulation is where ambition meets reality.

To make sure our products don’t just work in theory – they work in reality.

You will take agronomic problems, biological insights and product concepts – and translate them into robust, manufacturable, scalable formulations.

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• Solubility and compatibility
  
• Stability under stress
  
• Scale‑up sensitivity

You will design with the end in mind – not just efficacy but manufacturability, shelf life, user safety and commercial viability.

You will not just run experiments – you will build solutions that survive transfer into Development and Manufacturing.

You get frustrated when promising concepts fail because formulation was an afterthought.

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• Will this scale?
  
• Will this survive transport and storage?
  
• What happens under stress?
  
• Are we building something robust – or something fragile?
  

You enjoy solving messy physical chemistry problems.

You think in systems – not just ingredients.

You don’t overengineer.

You converge.

You understand that good formulation design reduces regulatory risk and commercial headaches later.

You are comfortable working cross‑functionally – biology, regulatory, analytical, manufacturing – and you enjoy being the technical translator between them.

You don’t chase novelty for novelty’s sake.

You build platforms.

You reduce repeat failure.

You improve the system each time.

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• Design and optimise formulations across multiple innovation pillars
  
• Translate biological and agronomic requirements into clear formulation design criteria
  
• Solve complex challenges including solubility, stability, incompatibility and delivery performance
  
• Apply hypothesis‑driven experimentation and targeted stress testing to converge on robust solutions
  

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• Design with manufacturing robustness and scalability in mind from the earliest stages
  
• Anticipate and mitigate scale‑up risks
  
• Support smooth technical transfer into Development and Manufacturing
  
• Reduce late‑stage formulation failures through disciplined early testing
  

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• Collaborate closely with Biology, Analytical, Regulatory, Portfolio and Manufacturing teams
  
• Support stage‑gate reviews with clear technical rationale and risk assessment
  
• Conduct technical diligence of external partners and technologies
  
• Ensure formulation data is robust, structured and transfer‑ready
  

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• Capture formulation learnings to build reusable platforms
  
• Identify repeat failure modes and eliminate them
  
• Strengthen Life Scientific’s formulation capability as a long‑term competitive advantage
  

You bring strong scientific depth – and practical execution discipline.

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• MSc or PhD in Formulation Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical or Materials Science
  
• 5+ years’ experience in formulation development within crop protection, agrochemicals or other regulated industries
  
• Strong hands‑on experience with liquid and solid formulations (SC, EC, EW, CS, etc.)
  
• Experience with stability testing, troubleshooting and manufacturing transfer
  
• Working understanding of regulatory requirements for formulated products
  

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• Experience with nano‑enabled systems, capsule suspensions or controlled‑release technologies
  
• Exposure to hybrid chemical–biological formulations
  
• Familiarity with reverse‑engineering or advanced delivery systems
  

Intellectual rigour and practical problem‑solving matter more than chasing the latest buzzword technology.

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• Delivered multiple robust, transfer‑ready formulations into Development
  
• Reduced late‑stage formulation instability and scale‑up failures
  
• Built reusable formulation platforms that accelerate future innovation
  
• Earned strong credibility with Development, Manufacturing and Regulatory teams
  
• Strengthened formulation as a core differentiator within Life Scientific’s innovation model
  

Because here, formulation is not a support function. It’s a strategic lever.

You will operate at the intersection of chemistry, biology and commercial reality – in a business that values disciplined execution over scientific theatre.

You won’t be buried in incremental reformulation work.

You’ll build differentiated products that move through Development and into global markets.

It won’t be simple. xcfaprz But it will be meaningful. And when a product performs – consistently, safely and at scale – you’ll know exactly why.