Career in Research & Development

Some of our research scientists lead or manage large cross-functional project teams within a matrix structure. They are supported by project managers who help teams forecast their milestones, and stick to project timelines and budgets. These project teams make up all parts of the work that needs to get done from efficacy (does it work?), safety (is it safe for animals and people?), formulation and scale-up (can we make it?), even marketing (can we sell it? Does it solve a need?). 

Clinical scientists may be managing the on-site function of our laboratory or other animal facilities. For work that happens outside of our facilities with contract and other research organizations, they may also be visiting and monitoring the work that happens elsewhere. Throughout they are developing protocols, helping to develop hypotheses and determining the best path forward for generating in-animal data for projects in our R&D portfolio. 

Within our formulation development laboratories, research scientists are determining the best formulations for testing. They analyze the purity of substances, ensuring their safety and stability, and often optimizing formulations appropriate for the stage of development of the product. Our clinical studies wouldn’t run without the efforts of our formulation chemists to provide the study materials for testing. Eventually they will begin the process of scaling up those formulations in preparation for handoff to the manufacturing teams. 

Those within our technical development teams support analytical method development and validation. These roles are particularly important for the regulatory approval process of a very high priority segment of our portfolio, our large molecule-based projects. 

Volumes of data are generated to support the sales and marketing of our products. Depending on the type of product and where we are selling it, multiple governmental agencies may need to review our data and approve those products. Our regulatory teams serve as the internal experts to collate and summarize that data, as well as serve as the communication point to those in external agencies that need to review our data or dossiers.  

We uphold the highest standards for safety and efficacy of our products. Our pharmacovigilance teams are always monitoring the use of our products “in the field” or in our customers’ hands. We use this reporting not only for our own internal monitoring but much of it is also required to maintain the products and sale of the products we have approved in markets around the globe.