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.
Head of Pharmaceutical Development – Formulations
Heads of Pharmaceutical Development direct all activities related to formulation, process development, and scale-up of pharmaceutical products. They ensure smooth transition from early-stage R&D through to clinical and commercial readiness.
Responsibilities include:
Leading formulation strategy – Supporting NCEs, generics, or biologics with optimal delivery and stability.
Managing cross-functional development teams – Aligning scientists, analytical chemists, and manufacturing.
Ensuring GMP and regulatory readiness – Overseeing documentation, validation, and submission support.
Driving innovation and technology transfer – Evaluating new technologies or platforms for improved efficiency and performance.
Budgeting and resource planning – Leading departmental growth, infrastructure investment, and team development.
This senior leadership role suits experts in formulation science with strategic vision and regulatory acumen.
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in South East England, to the north west of London. Major towns and cities in Oxfordshire include Oxford, Banbury, Bicester, Witney, Thame, Abingdon, Wantage, Didcot, Harwell, Wallingford and Henley-on-Thames. Oxfordshire has the largest concentration of research and development activity in Western Europe. Harwell Oxford Campus, part of Science Vale Oxford UK, is being developed as a world-class centre for science, innovation and enterprise. Milton Park is of the UK’s foremost science communities, housing companies ranging from start-ups to global organisations with particular strengths in the biotechnology and ICT sectors. Education and tourism are major employers in Oxfordshire. Tourist attractions in Oxfordshire include the stunning city of Oxford, Blenheim Palace, Henley-on-Thames, Bicester Shopping village and numerous attractive towns dotted along the river Thames.
Famous people born in Oxfordshire: Winston Churchill, former Prime Minister and Stephen Hawking, theoretical physicist.
The Oxforedshire Life Sciences and Healthcare ckuster spans a whole range of life sciences enterprise including drug discovery and development, diagnostics, medical devices, digital health, regenerative medicine, precision medicine and genomics. With world-leading research and teaching providing the ideas and talent to develop ground-breaking new technologies, we also operate as a global powerhouse for clinical trials.
Oxfordshire is a major site for biotechnology, rare disease, ATMP, cell therapy, gene therapy and pharmaceutical development. It houses a number of university spin-out businesses, start-up biotechs and other organisations attracting seed investment. If you are looking for career opportunities in life sciences within the Oxford, call the Next Phase Recruitment team on 01403 216216.
