- Bridgewater, New Jersey, United States
- On-site
- Full-time · Associate
- $103K–$131K per year
- 2+ years
Associate Scientist, Drug Formulation on the Research team to help expand what’s possible for patients with serious diseases, focusing on development, optimization, and characterization of nanoparticle-based drug delivery systems.
Compensation
$103,000.00-131,000.00 Annual
Responsibilities
- Work on formulation and characterization of lipid nanoparticles and other nanoparticle-based delivery systems for platform development and project support
- Design and execute formulation studies, including nucleic acid encapsulation into nanoparticle systems, analytical testing, and stability evaluations to finalize formulation compositions for RNA/gene-based therapies
- Perform comprehensive physicochemical characterization of nanoparticle formulations, including size, polydispersity index, surface charge, encapsulation efficiency, drug loading, and release kinetics
- Apply a broad set of analytical techniques such as DLS, NTA, UV-Vis spectroscopy, SEC, SDS-PAGE, HPLC, and fluorescence-based assays to evaluate nanoparticles and drug products
- Synthesize and develop nanoparticle-based formulations for various therapeutic areas
Requirements
- Master's degree in Pharmaceutics, Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related field
- Bachelor's degree and 2 years of experience in Pharmaceutics, Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related field