CMC Development Rotation Research Associate – mRNA & LNP

Biopharma Careers; Norwood (KY); On-site; USD 63,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive healthcare

Well-being resources

Family planning benefits

Generous paid time off

Savings and investments

Location-specific perks

Discretionary bonus eligibility

Job summary

Moderna is seeking candidates for a full-time CMC Development Rotation Program in Norwood, MA. Participants will complete three 6-month rotations across CMC Development to explore diverse mRNA manufacturing areas and participate in scale-up, tech transfer, and manufacturing support for clinical trials and commercial readiness.

You will build expertise in mRNA synthesis, lipid nanoparticle formulation, and drug product formulation while contributing to cross-functional projects and documenting

Qualifications

• Strong fundamental scientific and engineering skills for evaluation of experimental data.
• Laboratory skills applicable to bioprocess development and analytical methods.

Responsibilities

• Work with a team of highly skilled experts to come up to speed on technology and techniques.
• Use laboratory, technical and communication skills to generate experimental results, perform data analysis, and document in formal reports including conclusions and recommended next steps.
• Perform process scale-up, support technology transfer and provide manufacturing support at internal Moderna, and external contract manufacturing sites.
• Participate in planning, design, execution, analysis of experiments and formal risk assessments to establish critical process parameters, and overall process control strategies.
• Optimize the impact of formulation and processing conditions on the stability of mRNA drug products and process intermediates.
• Review and share relevant academic literature and establish new collaborations with internal research and manufacturing groups.

Skills

Scientific and engineering skills

Laboratory skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Chemical Engineering or related field

Tools

Bioprocess equipment knowledge

Job description

Moderna is seeking candidates for a full-time CMC Development Rotation Program in Norwood, MA. Participants will complete three 6-month rotations across CMC Development to explore diverse mRNA manufacturing areas and participate in scale-up, tech transfer, and manufacturing support for clinical trials and commercial readiness.

You will build expertise in mRNA synthesis, lipid nanoparticle formulation, and drug product formulation while contributing to cross-functional projects and documenting