Formulation & Lyophilization Lead Scientist

About the Team

Zoetis is the world's largest manufacturer and supplier of animal pharmaceuticals. Our Lincoln, NE plant manufactures high-quality medicines for dogs, cats, and livestock. Recognized as one of Nebraska's Safest Companies, our site has a long-standing presence in the Lincoln community. We operate as a clean, modern facility that continues to innovate and grow.

At Zoetis, our purpose is to nurture the world and humankind by advancing care for animals. As a Fortune 500 company and the world leader in animal health, we discover, develop, manufacture, and commercialize vaccines, medicines, diagnostics, and other technologies for companion animals and livestock. We know our people drive our success. Our award-winning culture, built around our Core Beliefs, focuses on our colleagues' careers, connection, and support.

About the Role

This site-based role serves as an individual contributor focused on supporting the Global Manufacturing Technology (GMT) team. You will act as a bridge between Research and Development (VMRD) and production, driving New Product Introductions (NPI) from concept to commercial manufacture. The position also involves leading technology transfers of current processes between sites within our global network and supporting manufacturing teams in maintaining and improving vaccine production performance.

In this capacity, you will apply your technical skills independently to manage multiple NPIs, manufacturing transfer projects, and continuous improvement initiatives in parallel. You will work closely with VMRD to co-develop new products suitable for transfer, assess facility capacity, and identify product constraints to facilitate scale-up. As a member of site transfer teams, you will take accountability for transferring processes "as is" from development to manufacturing, train production personnel, and support the preparation of batch records.

Beyond product introduction, you will champion continuous improvement projects to enhance supply reliability, reduce scrap, and improve process yields. This includes developing process control charts, owning the performance of formulation and lyophilization processes, and supporting procurement in sourcing alternative suppliers to maintain cost efficiency. You will also provide technical support for site investigations impacting product supply and evaluate new technologies for beneficial implementation.

Hiring Process

Zoetis Recruiters will contact candidates via email from an address ending in @zoetis.com and may initially connect through LinkedIn, including LinkedIn InMail. Zoetis does not use Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, or other web-based/generic email domains to communicate about job opportunities, interviews, or offers of employment. If you receive a recruitment-related email claiming to be from Zoetis that does not come from @zoetis.com, please treat it as suspicious.

Equal Opportunity

Zoetis is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected classification. Disabled individuals are given an equal opportunity to use our online application system. We offer reasonable accommodations as an alternative if requested by an individual with a disability. Please contact Zoetis Colleague Services at zoetiscolleagueservices@zoetis.com to request an accommodation.

Zoetis also complies with all applicable national, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act. All applicants must possess or obtain authorization to work in the US for Zoetis.