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Varda Space Industries · 1 day ago

Scientist, Drug Substance Development

El Segundo, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$100K/yr - $140K/yr

3+ years exp

Varda Space Industries is accelerating the development of commercial space infrastructure, focusing on in-orbit pharmaceutical processing. The Scientist in Drug Substance Development will lead efforts in improving therapeutics with microgravity, supporting drug substance development and collaborating with engineers and scientists in the field.

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 molecules experienceCradle-to-grave developmentCollaboration skills

Required

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

Serve as technical lead for pharmaceutical development projects

Responsible for supporting drug substance development including characterization of materials, crystallization screening and early-stage process characterization

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

Must be a 'U.S. person' as defined by U.S. export regulations