Product Development Scientist Cover Letter

I am excited to be applying for the position of product development scientist. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

In my previous role, I was responsible for leadership to cross-functional project teams to attain project deliverables while conforming to the PROLaunch-NPD process, project plan, key requirements and good engineering principles.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• In-depth understanding of pharmaceutical formulation principles, manufacturing process unit operations, global CMC regulatory requirements
• Strong organizational skills to develop formulations intended for clinical trials and commercialization
• Knowledge of fundamental applications of statistics is preferred
• Consistently demonstrates excellent project planning and organizational skills on programs of increasing complexity
• Extensive formulation experience with adhesives, sealants, and/or coatings the equipment used to apply them
• Execute experimental work to develop the formula/product/process
• Assemble/disassemble and use relevant pharmaceutical technology equipment, at both laboratory and large pilot scale
• Evaluate the robustness of the solid dose formulation and process by measuring the appropriate In Process Controls (IPC’s) such as Granulometrics, Tablet hardness, disintegration time and using appropriate PAT and modeling tools

In response to your job posting for product development scientist, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In the previous role, I was responsible for hands-on technical advice and coaching to the wider team of data scientists, analyts and engineers on the application of data science techniques and spot opportunities to apply new techniques to improve exisitng approaches to problems.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Experience in development and characterization of lipid and/or polymeric nanoparticle based formulations
• Strong understanding, knowledge and experience with drug product development and characterization of nucleic acid or lipid nanoparticle based products
• Understanding of liquid and lyophilized formulation development and the drug product manufacturing process
• Experience in development/characterization of drug product manufacturing unit operations (freeze/thaw, mixing, sterile filtration, filling, stoppering, visual inspection)
• Strong working knowledge of HPLC, GC, dissolution, LC-MS, GC-MS, UV/Vis, and FTIR analytical techniques used to determine the potency, purity, and in-vitro performance of drug substance or drug products
• Knowledge and use of basic statistics and statistical programs (e.g., hypothesis testing, regression analysis, analysis of variance)
• A strong background working on hardware and software development and troubleshooting is necessary
• Proven records in leading innovation projects or line extensions

In response to your job posting for product development scientist, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

Previously, I was responsible for project management leadership to plan, manage and execute selected strategic projects within established budgets and timeframes.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Experimental work occurs in compliance with regulatory requirements, GMP and PbOEL (Performance based occupational exposure level)
• Report experiments and results in Electronic Lab Notebooks and prepare technical reports of the experimental work
• Read appropriate literature as a learning opportunity in conjunction with SME’s
• Relevant theoretical and practical hands-on knowledge and experience with technologies used in pharmaceutical formulation & process development
• Hands-on experience with IPC’s like granulometrics, tablet hardness, disintegration time
• Work with cross functional teams’ projects from scope to launch
• Willingness to learn new product categories
• This is a Center Research-based technical leadership role providing direction for and execution of Innovation projects across of our North American businesses (Grocery, Refrigerated, Bev & Snack Nuts, Foodservice/KFI and Canada Zone)

I would like to submit my application for the product development scientist opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

In the previous role, I was responsible for leadership to design for quality and efficiency apply Lean and Value Added Engineering principles.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Experience with SAP, product formulary and retrieval systems
• Proficiency in commercialization of dairy products
• Understanding of processes and operations for dairy powder manufacture
• Expertise in formulation development of dairy powder ingredients such as cheeses, enzyme modified cheeses, buttermilk, whey and/or sour cream
• Proficiency in vendor management and development of dairy manufacturing partners in the US including the identification of new spray drying partners
• Experience designing, executing, and critically interpreting results from experiments
• Experience with analytical characterization and/or formulation development for bio-therapeutics
• Strong organizational and technical problem solving abilities

Please consider me for the product development scientist opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In the previous role, I was responsible for strong program and project management skills including detail-oriented, ability to organize, plan and execute while leading cross functional teams.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Technical writing and data analysis skills is preferred
• Knowledge and experience of biopharmaceutical formulation and process design and fill/finish operations is preferred
• A strong understanding and experience in the application of various GXP and QbD concepts is preferred
• Familiarity with biophysical techniques such as DSC, rheometry (including viscometry), light scattering (SLS and DLS), and interfacial tension is preferred
• Experience with a variety of container-closure systems including vials, syringes and applicable delivery devices and how proteins/biologically derived substances interact with the closure surface is preferred
• Knowledge of surface analysis (chemical and physical) is preferred
• Sound communication & technical documentation skills
• Six sigma certification (green or black belt) is preferred