Formulation Lab Technician – LNP Therapeutics

Acuitas Therapeutics, Inc.; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 57,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Acuitas Therapeutics, Inc. in Vancouver, BC, is seeking a Research Technician/Assistant, Formulation, to lead organization and maintenance of the Formulation Development (FD) laboratory and support formulation activities.

The role is lab-based and based in our Vancouver facility. You will work with FD Scientists to prepare pilot LNP formulations and report results to management, while assisting with other tasks as needed.

Qualifications

• BSc with 0-2 years laboratory experience.
• Excellent bench skills with attention to detail and ability to learn quickly.
• Preferred: experience with lipid nanoparticle formulations and characterization techniques (absorption, fluorescence spectroscopy, DLS).

Responsibilities

• Maintain a clean and organized Formulation Development lab workspace.
• Prepare and maintain buffers and reagents; check pH and test endotoxin.
• Run analytics for endotoxin and other assays as required.
• Keep an FD lab inventory of lipids, buffers and reagents.
• Assist with formulation tasks, scale-up, and reporting results to the manager.
• Collaborate with Chemistry, Process Development, Analytical and other departments.

Skills

Bench skills

Independent work

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Education

BSc

Tools

Lipid nanoparticle formulations

Analytical techniques

Job description

Acuitas Therapeutics, Inc. in Vancouver, BC, is seeking a Research Technician/Assistant, Formulation, to lead organization and maintenance of the Formulation Development (FD) laboratory and support formulation activities.

The role is lab-based and based in our Vancouver facility. You will work with FD Scientists to prepare pilot LNP formulations and report results to management, while assisting with other tasks as needed.