RESEARCH SCIENTIST
The employee will be integrated in a multidisciplinary team and contribute with his/her highly specialized knowledge to test and develop formulations for the delivery of therapeutic molecules (small drugs, proteins, peptides, oligonucleotides, etc.) towards developing applications for in-vitro and in-vivo therapies. The employee will be involved in co-development agreements for third parties with high expectations and strict deadlines. The employee must be proactive and have a great positive mindset, flexibility and adaptability to changes.
Areas of Responsibility
- Responsible for procurement of lipid excipients and lab reagents and consumables.
- Develop analytical methods for drug substance and drug product.
- Determine physical and chemical stability of nanoparticle formulations and conduct process development activities.
- Executing experiments with minimal input from supervisor, including establishing novel technologies in-house.
- Support method transfer from R&D to management team, as needed.
- Support analysis of various nanocarriers candidates, and author/review SOPs and/or certificates of analysis.
- Support product release and stability activities, as needed.
- Coordinate equipment installation, qualification and calibration activities if needed. Troubleshoot equipment related problems with instrument manufacturers to resolve issues.
- Provide technical support and training to DIVERSA new staff (product use, protocols).
- May be required to perform other related duties as required and/or assigned.
Qualifications and Experience
- Degree in Pharmacy, Biology, and/or Biotechnology or similar.
- Expertise in the field of nanotechnology and biotechnology.
- Preferably experience at a pharmaceutical or biotech company.
- Demonstrated expertise in design, development, and analysis of nanocarriers.
- In-depth knowledge and experience with a range of standard chemistry laboratory instrumentation (e.g., 1D/2D NMR, MS, HPLC/UPLC), purification techniques, and data analysis.
- In-depth knowledge and experience with physical characterization of nanoparticles (DLS, NTA, TEM).
- Good understanding of drug/lipid design principles, PK, toxicity, pharmacodynamics, etc.
- Demonstrated experience with in-vitro testing of formulations.
- Knowledge and experience with a range of standard biological experiments (e.g., confocal microscopy, flow cytometry, cell culturing, western blot, cytotoxicity and uptake experiments, etc).
- Demonstrated experience working as part of a collaborative team in a cross-disciplinary setting.
- Ability to perform routine and complex bench and instrumental analysis.
- Willingness to learn new analytical tests, instrumentation, and procedures.
Conditions
- Full-time indefinite contract (6 months trial period)
- Flexible schedule working hours to reconcile work and family life
- Competitive salary
- An interdisciplinary research environment
- DIVERSA provides excellent opportunities for personal growth.
If you are interested, please send us a one page CV, motivation letter, and two letters of recommendation to info@diversatechnologies.com (subject: Application for Scientist) . Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. More info can be requested at the same email.
DIVERSA Technologies, S.L., is an equal opportunity employer.