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Research and Development (R&D)

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Work Setting: R&D Laboratory & Pilot Plant
Experience Level: Entry / Postgraduate
Compensation Guide: BDT 40,000 - 65,000 (Entry) • BDT 90,000 - 175,000 (Mid/Senior)
Demand Outlook: High / Stable Growth

Design new pharmaceutical formulations, reverse-engineer innovators, develop novel drug delivery systems, and validate analytical methods.

Detailed Role Overview

Pharmaceutical R&D encompasses Formulation Development (F&D) and Analytical Method Development (AMD). Formulation scientists optimize tablet blends, dissolution kinetics, and stability, while analytical R&D scientists develop HPLC and LC-MS methods to quantify newly synthesized APIs and degradation products.

A Typical Day on the Job

“Running pilot laboratory granulators, testing comparative dissolution curves against reference listed drugs (RLD), troubleshooting stability test failures.”

Core Skills & Technical Competencies

✓ Preformulation & Compatibility Testing
✓ DoE (Design of Experiments)
✓ Dissolution Profile Matching (f1, f2 calculation)
✓ Novel Drug Delivery Systems (NDDS)
✓ Polymorphism & Solid-State Characterization

Possible Entry Points & Designations

R&D Executive - Formulation Fresh Grad / Trainee
Analytical Method Development Chemist Fresh Grad / Trainee
Pre-formulation Scientist Fresh Grad / Trainee

Recommended Preparation Strategy

→ Master BCS classification and in-vitro in-vivo correlation (IVIVC)
→ Revise surfactant micellization, sustained release polymer matrices
→ Review R&D case studies

Academic Requirements

  • ✓ M.Pharm / Ph.D in Pharmaceutics or Medicinal Chemistry

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