MRI Scientist

A leading global pharmaceutical organisation is seeking an MRI Scientist to join a highly specialised analytical R&D team focused on advanced material characterisation and pharmaceutical product development.

This laboratory-based position offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge MRI and NMR technologies to support the development of innovative drug products, formulations, and drug delivery systems. The successful candidate will be part of a multidisciplinary team of experts working across analytical development, material sciences, and pharmaceutical product development to solve complex scientific challenges using advanced imaging techniques.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, optimise and validate MRI methods for pharmaceutical materials, formulations, and dosage forms.
• Apply MRI techniques to investigate:
  • Water ingress and hydration kinetics
  • Tablet and capsule disintegration behaviour
  • Swelling, diffusion and dissolution mechanisms
  • Coating performance and delayed-release characteristics
  • Drug delivery device functionality
  • Suspension sedimentation and resuspendability
• Generate meaningful scientific insights from imaging data and communicate findings to project teams.
• Support formulation development, analytical development and material characterisation activities.
• Develop MRI workflows and analytical methodologies that complement existing pharmaceutical analytical techniques.
• Establish best practices, SOPs and data interpretation approaches for MRI-based characterisation.
• Collaborate with scientists across multiple R&D functions in a highly cross-functional environment.
• Contribute to the evaluation of complex pharmaceutical formulations and product performance.
• Potentially support solid-state NMR experiments and data interpretation.

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in:
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Materials Science
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Related scientific discipline
• Minimum 4 years of relevant experience in MRI, NMR, analytical development, imaging sciences, or advanced characterisation.
• Hands-on experience operating pre-clinical MRI instrumentation.
• Experience developing, validating or optimising MRI methods.
• Strong understanding of imaging data analysis and interpretation.
• Ability to communicate complex scientific findings to multidisciplinary stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.

Preferred Experience

• Solid-state NMR experience.
• Pharmaceutical or biotech industry experience.
• Experience with formulation development or pharmaceutical material characterisation.
• Knowledge of drug delivery systems and dosage form performance.
• Experience working with advanced analytical instrumentation.
• Background in spectroscopy, materials research or physical characterisation.

Candidate Profile

We are seeking a scientifically curious and proactive individual who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and working in a fast-paced research environment. The ideal candidate will combine strong technical expertise in MRI with excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Important Requirements

Candidates must have existing Right to Work within the European Union. Sponsorship is not available.

This role is fully on-site in Belgium. Candidates must be able to work on-site 8 hours per day, 5 days per week. Hybrid or remote working is not available.