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Varda Space Industries · 1 day ago

Senior Scientist, Drug Substance Development

El Segundo, California, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$140K/yr - $180K/yr

3+ years exp

Varda is a company focused on developing commercial space infrastructure, including in-orbit pharmaceutical processing. The Senior Scientist will lead efforts in improving therapeutics with microgravity, overseeing drug substance development and collaborating with engineers and scientists.

AerospaceManufacturingProduct Design

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Serve as technical lead for pharmaceutical development projects

The candidate will be responsible for supporting drug substance development including characterization of materials, crystallization screening and early-stage process characterization

Responsibilities include design, planning, and hands-on execution of laboratory studies

Drug substance characterization spans solid-state, physicochemical, and particle analysis

Collaborate with process engineers and analytical development scientists

Qualification

Ph.D. in relevant fieldDrug substance developmentSmall molecule crystallographyIndustry experienceCollaboration skills

Required

Ph.D. degree in materials science, chemical engineering, organic chemistry, biochemistry with 3+ years of industry experience or M.S. degree in related field with 6+ years of industry experience

Experienced in drug substance development of small molecules (solvent screen, form screening and selection, stability studies)