Late-Stage LNP Process Development Scientist

LabRulez; Boston, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 103,155,000 - 117,482,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Life and disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation and holidays

Bonus & merit-based increases

Hourly wages: $36–$41

Job summary

Eurofins Scientific is seeking a Late-Stage LNP Process Development Scientist to join its global team in Boston, MA. You will support the process development, scale-up, and characterization of LNP drug products, focusing on mixing and tangential flow filtration, with cross-functional collaboration across QA, manufacturing, and analytical groups.

The role requires hands-on bench work, data analysis, and documentation in electronic lab notebooks (Benchling).

Qualifications

• 3–4 years of relevant lab experience for bachelor degree or 1–2 years for master's degree.
• Experience bench-scale drug product manufacturing of LNPs with mixing and TFF.
• Experience with nucleic acid process development; T-mixing and TFF preferred.
• Experience with DLS and osmolality monitoring.
• Experience with Benchling and technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Support process development and characterization of LNP drug products.
• Perform analytics (DLS, UV via Ribogreen, pH, osmolality) for in-process monitoring.
• Organize data, interpret results, and present findings to team.
• Author SOPs, reports, protocols; document experiments in ELN.
• Maintain equipment and order reagents; support operational excellence.

Skills

LNP process development

DLS

Benchling

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Troubleshooting

SOPs

Education

B.S. in chemical/biomedical engineering, chemistry, or biological sciences

M.S. in biological/biochemical sciences

Tools

Benchling ELN

DLS instrumentation

TFF equipment

Job description

Late-Stage LNP Process Development Scientist

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins works with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate. Eurofins believes it is a global leader in food, environmental, pharmaceutical and cosmetics products testing and in agroscience CRO services. It is also one of the global independent market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, CDMO, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies.

In over 35 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 61,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of ca. 900 laboratories in 61 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.

In 2025, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR 7.296 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

Late-Stage LNP Process Development Scientist

Job Description

As a member of the Late-Stage LNP Process Development team, the candidate will be joining a team conducting laboratory studies to support the process development, process scale-up, and process characterization of LNP clinical stage drug products. The successful candidate will have experience with LNP process development (having additional experience in tech transfer and GMP manufacturing is a plus but not required), and a desire to contribute to a team focused on establishing science-based manufacturing solutions for complex nucleic acid-based drug products. In this highly collaborative and cross-functional role, the candidate will support the refinement of process control and improve process understanding for multiple programs at various stages of clinical development.

• Support routine process development and process characterization activities centered around the LNP drug product manufacturing process. Batch ranges vary from 10 mg to 1 gram.
• Execute routine analytics including dynamic light scattering (DLS), UV-quantification via Ribogreen, pH, and osmolality for in-process monitoring.
• Perform experiments under limited to no supervision under subject matter expert guidance.
• Organize and analyze data, interpret results, and present findings within the process development team and cross-functionally.
• Author technical documentation (SOPs, reports, protocols) as required.
• Document experiments and protocols using electronic lab notebooks (e.g., Benchling).
• Maintain laboratory equipment, order critical reagents, and support operational excellence activities.

Qualifications

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• B.S. degree in chemical/biomedical engineering, chemistry, or biological sciences (or related field) with 3-4 years of relevant laboratory experience. M.S. degree in biological or biochemical sciences (or related field) with 1-2 years of relevant laboratory experience.
• Proficiency in bench-scale drug product manufacturing of LNPs with a focus on mixing and tangential flow filtration (TFF) processes.
• Experience with practices and equipment used in process development of nucleic acids (experience with T-mixing and TFF is preferred).
• Experience with DLS and osmolality for in-process monitoring.
• Experience working with ELN systems such as Benchling.
• Experience with technical documentation (SOPs, technical reports, protocols).
• Ability to follow established SOPs for routine analytics.
• Ability to achieve results, keep to a timeline, and find solutions to ensure that overall project deliverables are met.
• Strong attention to detail, analysis of data/reports, troubleshooting, and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong writing and communication skills with the ability to understand and communicate scientific information.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Willingness to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Proactive, creative, and positive attitude.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with UV-quantification via Ribogreen.
• Experience with GMP manufacturing practices and tech transfer operations is a plus.
• Experience with statistical analysis software (i.e. JMP, Design Expert, etc.) is a plus.
• Authorization to work in the United States indefinitely without restriction or sponsorship.

Additional Information

The position isfull-time, Monday-Friday, 8am-5pmwith overtime as needed.Candidates living within a commutable distance ofBoston, MAare encouraged to apply.

Excellent full-time benefits include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage, dental, and vision options
• Life and disability insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Eligibility for yearly goal-based bonus & merit-based increases
• Compensation:$36.00-$41.00 per hour

Eurofins USA PSS Insourcing Solutions is a Disabled and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity employer.