At Argenta, we’re more than a company - we’re a global team, dedicated to healthier animals. We believe that when their lives are made better, we're all the better for it.
Founded in 2006, we support companies big and small to develop and manufacture health products for pets and livestock. Our trusted, innovative solutions cover every stage of the process, from molecule to market.
We are in a unique position: the world’s only combined contract research and contract development and manufacturing organisation (CRO/CDMO) dedicated solely to animal health.
We are ambitious, growing, and building a One Team culture, grounded in our values:
- We are team players.
- We are doers.
- We are customer-centric.
- We are innovators.
As a global company, we value diversity and the richness it brings - across locations, career stages, backgrounds, and experiences. When every person brings their best “paw” forward, we make animals' lives better.
With bases in New Zealand, the US, the UK and Europe, our 900+ colleagues are driven by our partnership approach and purpose: Healthy Animals. Let’s Make It Happen, Together.
Team players who want to do great work and find innovative ways to make animals’ lives better through our customer-centric efforts should apply.
About the Role
We are seeking a Senior Development Scientist to join our MSAT team in Dundee. This role will lead development and technical transfer activities, supporting product development projects from early-stage development through to registration or other client-driven milestones. The successful candidate will generate, review and communicate high-quality technical data for internal reports, client deliverables and GMP regulatory support documentation.
Working closely with clients, site functions and global Argenta teams, the Senior Development Scientist will manage project activities and timelines, contribute to continuous process improvement, support validation and product monitoring activities, and help resolve technical challenges. This is an opportunity for an experienced product development professional to apply strong technical expertise, customer focus and project leadership within a GMP/GLP environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead product development projects all the way to product registration or other suitable client-driven product-cycle end points
- Lead projects on behalf of clients and/or Argenta Research (internal company projects)
- Generate, document and review technical data for internal reports, client reports and CMC regulatory support documents
- Communicate and negotiate project activities and timelines
- Lead continuous process improvement at Argenta Dundee by working across site functions and with clients
- Lead technical transfer projects internally and externally to Dundee
- Ensure execution of validation master plans and continuous monitoring of products
- Support best practice and execute product remediation/resolution of technical issues
- Provide leadership, direction and support across the Dundee site functions and Argenta globally to deliver against internal and client milestones
- Comply with all company local and global policies including Quality frameworks and health, safety and environment (HSE) policies.
- Perform any other duties or serve in such other capacity as may be determined by Company management.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in relevant scientific discipline (Chemistry; Pharmacy; Biology) or equivalent experience.
- Previous experience in animal health Industry or related field [minimum 5 yrs], with experience in pharmaceutical analytical/formulation development.
- Experience in a GMP / GLP compliant environment.
- Knowledge of the pharmaceutical regulatory approval processes
- Experienced in Microsoft Office tools.
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Experience in multidisciplinary project teams
- Excellent communication, conflict resolution, and resource management skills.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly in Excel.
- A collaborative, solution-oriented mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.
- Ability to mentor, multitask, and adapt to evolving priorities.
- High energy, accountability, and alignment with company values.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Chemistry, Pharmacy, Biology, or another relevant scientific discipline, or equivalent experience
- Minimum 5 years of experience in the animal health industry or a related field
- Experience in pharmaceutical analytical or formulation development
- Experience working in a GMP/GLP-compliant environment
- Knowledge of pharmaceutical regulatory approval processes
- Experience using Microsoft Office tools, particularly Excel
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Experience working in multidisciplinary project teams
- Conflict resolution and resource management skills
- Ability to mentor, multitask, and adapt to evolving priorities
- Collaborative, solution-oriented mindset focused on continuous improvement
What We Do
Argenta is a global animal-health contract research, development, and manufacturing organization (CRO/CDMO). Founded in 2006, it helps companies develop and manufacture health products for pets and livestock, providing support from molecule to market through pharmaceutical and biological development, regulatory affairs, clinical research, and manufacturing. Operating across New Zealand, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe, Argenta’s mission is to improve animal health.
