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Job title : 2024 Co-op - Drug Product Development

• Location: Waltham, MA

About the job

We are an innovative global healthcare company with one purpose: to chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. We’re also a company where you can flourish and grow your career, with countless opportunities to explore, make connections with people, and stretch the limits of what you thought was possible. Ready to get started?

Are you ready to shape the future of medicine? The race is on to speed up drug discovery and development to find answers for patients and their families. Your skills could be critical in helping our teams accelerate progress. Join our Early Drug Product Gene Therapy Team as a 2024 Co-op - Drug Product Development and you’ll be a part of the Biologics Drug Product Development team in support of Gene Therapy programs in the Genomic Medicine Unit. You will have the opportunity to work on different facets of drug delivery and product development for modalities such as Lipid Nanoparticles (LNPs) and Adeno-associated virus (AAV). This position is a 6-month fixed term Co-op opportunity. Candidates must be available 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday, at Waltham MA.

Main responsibilities:

• Execution of formulation, process development and stability studies for gene therapy programs

• Work with internal and external partners to address formulation, stability and compatibility aspects using established assays efficiently and comprehensively, across a variety of technological platforms and disciplines

• Maintain a strong work ethic and good documentation practices including electronic laboratory notebook maintenance and writing of technical reports and SOPs

• Analyze, compile and present results to internal and cross functional teams comprised of members from multiple groups and stakeholders.

About you

• Candidates are required to be enrolled in a PhD, MS or BS university program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Biochemistry, or a related discipline with 1+ years of relevant laboratory experience.

• The ability to collaborate effectively with peers across a spectrum of disciplines is required.

• Excellent communication skills.

• Ability to multi-task and learn new skills and possess flexibility and adaptability that is needed in a fast-paced team environment.

• Excellent teamwork and collaboration skills.

• Experience in gene therapy, particularly formulation and manufacturing of lipid nanoparticles and viral capsids-based drug product is a significant plus.

• Advance knowledge and experience in using chromatographic and biophysical techniques is an added benefit.

Why choose us?

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.

• Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.

• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.

• Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs.

• Play an instrumental part in creating best practice within our manufacturing facility.

Pursue Progress . Discover Extraordinary .

Progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. You can be one of those people. Chasing change, embracing new ideas and exploring all the opportunities we have to offer. Let’s pursue progress. And let’s discover extraordinary together.

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