Senior Scientist, Parenteral Drug Product Development

Biogen, Inc.; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 138,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Equity incentives

Bonus program

Job summary

Biogen is seeking a Senior Scientist to advance parenteral drug product development, leading sterile formulation efforts and technology transfer. You will work across functional teams, drive process validation, and contribute to regulatory submissions in a fast-paced, matrix environment.

The role requires strong analytical and communication skills, PhD or MS with extensive experience, and a track record in GMP settings. The team supports diverse biologics programs and lifecycle enhancements.

Qualifications

• PhD in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutics, Analytical Chemistry or related fields with 4+ years of experience OR MS with 8+ years OR BS with 10+ years.
• Demonstrated experience with sterile drug product development and parenteral formulations.
• Strong understanding of drug product manufacturing process operations including mixing, sterile filtration, aseptic filling, lyophilization, and container closure systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute formulation and process development studies for preclinical, clinical, and commercial programs.
• Lead development of sterile parenteral drug products, including formulation optimization and technology transfer.
• Provide technical support during GMP manufacturing campaigns, process validation, and regulatory submissions.
• Lead studies for process characterization, validation, and lifecycle management.
• Collaborate with drug substance, analytical development, device engineering, quality, regulatory, and external manufacturing teams.

Skills

Sterile parenteral development

Process validation & PPQ

Quality-by-design (QbD)

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical characterization of sterile

Education

PhD in Chemical Engineering/Pharmaceutical Sciences

MS with 8+ years experience

BS with 10+ years experience

Tools

GMP guidelines familiarity

Sterile filling equipment

Technology transfer

Job description

About This Role

Biogen is presently looking to fill a Senior Scientist position within its Parenteral Formulation and Drug Product Development group. The candidate will be responsible for formulation and process development activities of parenteral drug product programs to support Biogen’s growing pipeline. Candidate is expected to work collaboratively in a matrix environment with other members of the technical development team. The candidate must be motivated and innovative with exceptional analytical and communication skills.

What You’ll Do

• Design and execute formulation and process development studies supporting preclinical, clinical, and commercial drug product development.
• Lead development of sterile parenteral drug products, including formulation optimization, manufacturing process development, and technology transfer.
• Provide technical support during GMP manufacturing campaigns, engineering runs, process validation, PPQ, and commercial manufacturing.
• Lead studies supporting process characterization, process validation, manufacturing robustness, and lifecycle management.
• Collaborate closely with drug substance, analytical development, device engineering, manufacturing sciences, quality, regulatory, and external manufacturing organizations.
• Develop scientifically sound strategies for primary container closure systems, including vials, prefilled syringes, and other advanced delivery systems.
• Support selection, qualification, and compatibility assessment of manufacturing equipment, single‑use systems, filters, and container closure systems.
• Prepare and coordinate drug product supply for nonclinical and clinical studies.
• Author technical reports, development protocols, validation protocols, regulatory submission documents, responses to health authority questions and contribute to global regulatory submissions.

Qualifications

Who You Are

• You have a strong understanding of parenteral drug product development and manufacturing.
• You are a collaborative and scientifically curious professional who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and advancing innovative therapies.
• You thrive in a fast-paced, matrixed environment where you can independently drive development activities while partnering across functions to achieve shared goals.
• You communicate effectively, exercise sound scientific judgment, and are motivated by delivering high-quality solutions that support the development of novel parenteral drug products.
• Your adaptability, initiative, and commitment to excellence make you a valuable contributor to a growing and evolving development organization.

Education Requirements

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutics, Analytical Chemistry or related fields with 4+ years of experience in pharmaceutical or biotech settings. OR M.S. degree with 8+ years of relevant experience OR B.S. degree with 10+ years of relevant experience.

Required Skills

• Demonstrated experience with sterile drug product development and parenteral formulations preferably with hands-on experience with oligonucleotide, peptide, antibody, or conjugated therapeutics.
• Strong understanding of drug product manufacturing process operations including mixing, sterile filtration, aseptic filling, lyophilization, and container closure systems.
• Prior experience working in a biopharmaceutical product development environment or working with CDMOs and familiarity with GMP guidelines.
• Experience conducting technical risk assessments using quality-by-design principles.
• Experience with process validation, PPQ, engineering batches, technology transfer, and authoring technical reports, validation documents, and regulatory submissions including IND, IMPD, NDA and responses to health authority’s questions.
• Experience in analytical and characterization techniques used for characterization of sterile drug products.
• Demonstrated ability to independently lead technical initiatives, solve complex scientific problems, and effectively collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with formulation development of proteins, antibodies, antibody‑drug conjugates, or other complex biologics is highly desirable.
• Experience in developing and analyzing drug delivery systems and targeted conjugate molecules is a plus.
• Knowledge of statistical software, design or experiment programming and general visualization of sophisticated data sets is a plus.

Job Level

Management

Additional Information

The base compensation range for this role is: $138,000.00-$184,500.00 Base salary offered is determined through an analytical approach utilizing a combination of factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills & experience, job location, and internal equity. Regular employees are eligible to receive both short term and long-term incentives, including cash bonus and equity incentive opportunities, designed to reward recent achievements and recognize your future potential based on individual, business unit and company performance. In addition to compensation, Biogen offers a full and highly competitive range of benefits designed to support our employees’ and their families physical, financial, emotional, and social well‑being; including, but not limited to:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, & Life insurances
• Fitness & Wellness programs including a fitness reimbursement
• Short-and Long-Term Disability insurance
• A minimum of 15 days of paid vacation and an additional end-of-year shutdown time off (Dec 26-Dec 31)
• Up to 12 company paid holidays + 3 paid days off for Personal Significance
• 80 hours of sick time per calendar year
• Paid Maternity and Parental Leave benefit
• 401(k) program participation with company matched contributions
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $10,000 per calendar year
• Employee Resource Groups participation

Why Biogen?

We are a global team with a commitment to excellence, and a pioneering spirit. As a mid‑sized biotechnology company, we provide the stability and resources of a well‑established business while fostering an environment where individual contributions make a significant impact. Our team encompasses some of the most talented and passionate achievers who have unparalleled opportunities for learning, growth, and expanding their skills. Above all, we work together to deliver life‑changing medicines, with every role playing a vital part in our mission. Caring Deeply. Achieving Excellence. Changing Lives. At Biogen, we are committed to building on our culture of inclusion and belonging that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients we serve. We know that diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives make us a stronger and more innovative company, and we are focused on building teams where every employee feels empowered and inspired. Read on to learn more about Biogen.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, race, color, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. Biogen is an E-Verify Employer in the United States. As Biogen recently acquired Apellis, you can find additional open jobs on our Apellis website here.