Biopolymer Materials Scientist – Scale-Up & Formulation

Cellsense; New York (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance and benefits

Ownership of formulation and chemistry

Travel: 10-15% (domestic)

Job summary

Cellsense is seeking a Materials Scientist to lead formulation and chemistry development as we scale. You will work across biopolymer systems to improve clarity, finish, durability and processing, supporting the transition from lab to manufacturing.

Join a small collaborative team, work with the founder, engineering team and advisors, and own development from concept to real products with meaningful impact.

Qualifications

• MS/PhD with 2+ years in industry; or BS with 3–5 years.
• Hands-on formulation with polymers, hydrogels, or composites.
• Ability to design experiments and document methods for reproducibility.

Responsibilities

• Design and iterate biopolymer formulations for scale-up.
• Apply DOE to evaluate fillers, plasticizers, crosslinking, drying conditions.
• Optimize rheology for deposition and film formation.
• Develop methods to characterize stability and mechanical performance.
• Convert formulations into batch procedures and QA standards.
• Collaborate with founder and engineer to scale to production.

Skills

Formulation experience

Polymers

DOE

Scale-up

Education

MS in Materials Science or related

PhD in Materials Science or related

BS with 3–5 years experience

Job description

Cellsense is seeking a Materials Scientist to lead formulation and chemistry development as we scale. You will work across biopolymer systems to improve clarity, finish, durability and processing, supporting the transition from lab to manufacturing.

Join a small collaborative team, work with the founder, engineering team and advisors, and own development from concept to real products with meaningful impact.