Shadrack Joel Madu

Formulation Scientist with a PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences and experience across pharmaceutical R&D, drug product development, solid oral dosage forms and GMP clinical manufacture. Experienced in planning and executing formulation experiments, preformulation and formulation optimisation, tablet and capsule development, process development, scale-up and technology transfer. Hands-on experience supporting GMP manufacture and controlled documentation, with a strong background in material characterisation, dissolution, stability studies, Quality by Design (QbD), Design of Experiments (DoE) and data-driven problem solving.

Combines recent pharmaceutical industry experience with academic research and teaching, and is eligible to work in the UK without employer sponsorship.

Lecturer in Pharmaceutics at Kingston University London (2026-01 – Present)

• Deliver teaching and practical training in pharmaceutics, drug delivery, formulation science and pharmaceutical development, including postgraduate-level teaching.
• Design and develop teaching materials, practical activities and assessments covering formulation development, drug delivery, quality and regulatory considerations.
• Supervise and support student research projects in pharmaceutical formulation and drug delivery, applying experimental design, scientific interpretation and technical reporting.
• Develop research in pharmaceutical solid forms, cocrystals, powder properties, tablet manufacturability and drug product performance, while establishing academic and industry collaborations.

Formulation Development Scientist at Almac Pharma Group (2025-01 – 2026-01)

• Planned and supported formulation and process development activities for oral solid dosage forms, translating development objectives into practical manufacturing studies.
• Supported and completed multiple development campaigns involving technology transfer, tablet manufacture and encapsulation of pharmaceutical blends.
• Supported GMP clinical manufacture of tablets and encapsulated minitablets, working in accordance with approved manufacturing instructions, SOPs and GMP requirements.
• Prepared, reviewed and completed controlled GMP documentation and manufacturing records, maintaining accurate and traceable experimental and production data.
• Worked with formulation, manufacturing and cross-functional teams to troubleshoot process issues, evaluate observations and support robust transfer of development methods into clinical manufacture.
• Gained hands-on exposure to pharmaceutical unit operations including high-shear granulation, roller compaction, fluid-bed drying, blending, compression, pan and Wurster coating and encapsulation.

Formulation Scientist (Postdoctoral Researcher) at De Montfort University (2024-01 – 2025-01)

• Designed and conducted tablet formulation experiments using direct compression and wet granulation with a STYL'One™ Nano compaction simulator.
• Investigated formulation, material and process variables and characterised tablets by dissolution, disintegration, hardness, friability, weight variation, thickness and diameter.
• Applied experimental design, multivariate/statistical analysis and modelling approaches to understand material properties, compaction behaviour and drug release.
• Modelled immediate-release tablet performance under simulated gastrointestinal conditions using MATLAB and contributed to scientific reporting and research dissemination.

Pharmaceutical Formulation Scientist (Doctoral Researcher) at De Montfort University (2020-01 – 2024-01)

• Developed and characterised pharmaceutical cocrystals and amorphous solid dispersions for poorly soluble drug candidates.
• Planned and performed solid-state, solubility, dissolution and stability studies using PXRD, DSC, TGA, FTIR, HPLC/UV and related analytical techniques.
• Applied PBPK modelling using Simcyp® and communicated research through peer-reviewed publications and scientific presentations.
• Gained experience with spray drying and QbD-based formulation development, including support and supervision of MSc research projects.

Part-Time Lecturer & Laboratory Technical Demonstrator at De Montfort University (2021-01 – 2024-01)

• Guided students on tablet and dosage form preparation, as well as the use of analytical instruments.

Assistant Lecturer at University of Maiduguri (2015-01 – 2020-01)

• Delivered courses in drug delivery and dosage form design; supervised student research and visited students in industries on placement.

Various Pharmacy Roles at Various Pharmacy Roles (2012-01 – 2015-01)

• Provided pharmaceutical care, compounding, inventory management, and QA in clinical and public health settings.

PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences – De Montfort University (2020-01 – 2024-01)

MSc in Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology – University of Lagos (2016-01 – 2017-01)

BPharm. in Pharmacy – University of Maiduguri (2006-01 – 2012-01)