Welcome to Next Phase Recruitment! Please see below our current jobs that match your search criteria. For a broader job search please visit the home page or call us on 01403 216216 to discuss career options in other areas of Life Science and Technology.

Welcome to Next Phase Recruitment! Please use the above link to see our current jobs that match your search criteria. For a broader job search please visit the home page or call us on 01403 216216 to discuss career options in other areas of Life Science and Technology.

Formulations Chemist

Formulations Chemists develop and refine pharmaceutical formulations to optimize drug performance, delivery, and patient compliance. They work closely with analytical chemists and process engineers to translate R&D concepts into viable drug products.

Primary responsibilities:

  • Developing dosage forms – Including tablets, liquids, suspensions, and controlled-release formulations.

  • Performing compatibility studies – Evaluating excipients and APIs to ensure physical and chemical stability.

  • Supporting tech transfer and scale-up – Collaborating with manufacturing to ensure formulation reproducibility under GMP.

  • Maintaining regulatory-compliant documentation – Preparing development reports and contributing to CTD submissions.

  • Conducting process optimization studies – Using DoE and QbD principles to refine formulation parameters.

Candidates typically hold degrees in pharmaceutical sciences or chemistry and have hands-on experience with formulation tools and GMP practices.​

Burgess Hill

Burgess Hill is a town located in West Sussex in the South East of England.  Burgess Hill is located approximately 39 miles from London and 10 miles from Brighton.  Other major towns in the area include Haywards Heath, Lewes, Horsham and Crawley.  Burgess Hill has excellent road and rail links to Brighton and London and is only 16 miles away from Gatwick Airport.  Although many Burgess Hill residents do commute to London, Brighton and other cities, global companies including Filofax, Roche Diagnostics and American Express have large offices in Burgess Hill and as a result are major employers and contributors to the local economy n Burgess Hill.

Burgess Hill is a great base for exploring many interesting historical Burgess Hill sites including castles such as Lewes, Bodiam and Arundel beautiful gardens amongst which are Nymans, Borde Hill, Wakehurst Place and Sheffield Park.  The South Downs National Park, which offers great walking, cycling and horse riding trails is also within easy reach of Burgess Hill. 

Famous people from Burgess Hill:-  Simon Nye, TV writer (Men Behaving Badly, The Durrells) and holly Willoughby, TV presenter