The Role:
This role is an exciting opportunity to be a critical part of a team enabling delivery of mRNA at an organization that is radically changing the biotech industry. We are seeking an experienced, highly motivated scientist or engineer to advance the respiratory delivery of mRNA in a highly interdisciplinary and dynamic environment. The successful candidate will provide technical leadership to guide unique considerations for OINDP and be a key member of the teams developing mRNA therapies using pulmonary and nasal routes of delivery. Experience with nucleic acid therapeutics, nanotechnologies, drug delivery and general pharmaceutical product development is highly desirable. The candidate should have a strong scientific and engineering foundation to advance inhalation drug product development.
Here’s What You’ll Do:
Lead development of novel delivery solutions for respiratory routes of administration across OINDP devices
Establish and execute integrated development plans for inhalation products, working as part of integrated cross-functional project teams
Support development of aerosol test methods for preclinical evaluation of candidate formulations and devices
Manage external vendors to evaluate device technologies
Perform required risk assessments, implement appropriate mitigation strategies, and document approaches through appropriate risk management systems
Provide technical mentorship to junior scientists/engineers to develop appropriate internal capability
Advance platform and functional initiatives through direct contributions and matrixed leadership
Maintain accountability for project success and results delivery
Support authoring and review of regulatory submissions
Here’s What You’ll Bring to the Table:
Degree in Chemical/Biomedical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences or related discipline
Minimum of 8 years (PhD), 10 years (MS), 14 years (BS) industry experience in pulmonary and/or nasal drug delivery
Hands-on experience with OINDP development, experience with particle engineering techniques, aerosol science and devices preferred; experience with colloidal dosage forms a plus
Strong foundation in relevant engineering sciences or physical chemistry of aerosols and other colloidal/nano – systems
Ability to support multiple projects and tasks in a fast-paced environment
Demonstrated technical aptitude working on complex problems with creative problem solving and application of experimental design
Strong written and oral communication skills
Experience in project management approach to advance complex and fast-paced projects through matrixed (internal and external) teams
Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a highly dynamic, fast-paced, matrixed environment with rapidly evolving priorities
Here’s What We’ll Bring to the Table:
On-site subsidized cafeteria or catered lunches Company-provided iPhone Free parking, monthly subway pass or a subsidized commuter rail pass Free annual corporate membership to Bluebikes Highly competitive healthcare coverage including: medical offered through BCBS (HMO/PPO), dental, and vision offered through VSP Flexible Spending Accounts for medical expenses and dependent care expenses 16 weeks of 100% paid parental leave for all new parents 16 weeks 100% paid family caregiver leave 20 weeks 100% paid medical leave Eligible for “Moderna Month” (one month paid sabbatical after five years of service and eligible for additional one month paid sabbatical every 3 years thereafter) Adoption assistance and discounts to local childcare centers, as well as access to care.com 401k (traditional and Roth offered) with 50% match on first 6% deferred. Match is vested immediately A suite of Moderna paid insurance coverage, including: life insurance, short-term and long-term disability Voluntary legal assistance plan 15 days’ vacation and 7 sick days per year, in addition to a discretionary winter shut down and 11 company paid holidays (includes 2 floating holidays)
Candidates should be aware that Moderna currently maintains a policy requiring all US-based employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and receive a booster shot once eligible . Newly hired employees must be vaccinated and boosted prior to their employment start date. Moderna is an equal opportunity employer and will provide a reasonable accommodation to those unable to be vaccinated or receive a booster where it is not an undue hardship to the company to do so as provided under federal, state, and local law.
About Moderna
In 10 years since its inception, Moderna has transformed from a science research-stage company advancing programs in the field of messenger RNA (mRNA), to an enterprise with a diverse clinical portfolio of vaccines and therapeutics across six modalities, a broad intellectual property portfolio in areas including mRNA and lipid nanoparticle formulation, and an integrated manufacturing plant that allows for both clinical and commercial production at scale and at unprecedented speed. Moderna maintains alliances with a broad range of domestic and overseas government and commercial collaborators, which has allowed for the pursuit of both groundbreaking science and rapid scaling of manufacturing. Most recently, Moderna’s capabilities have come together to allow the authorized use of one of the earliest and most effective vaccines against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Moderna’s mRNA platform builds on continuous advances in basic and applied mRNA science, delivery technology and manufacturing, and has allowed the development of therapeutics and vaccines for infectious diseases, immuno-oncology, rare diseases, cardiovascular diseases and auto-immune diseases. Moderna has been named a top biopharmaceutical employer by Science for the past seven years. To learn more, visit www.modernatx.com .
Moderna is a smoke-free, alcohol-free and drug-free work environment.
Moderna is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person’s race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Moderna will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.