Scientist I, Parenteral Drug Product Development (Biotech)

Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Salary: $103,000–$133,750 base compensation per year

Company

hirify.global is a mid-sized biotechnology company developing life-changing medicines through research, manufacturing, and cross-functional technical development.

What you will do

• Design and execute formulation and process development studies for preclinical, clinical, and commercial drug product programs.
• Develop sterile parenteral products, including formulation optimization, manufacturing processes, and technology transfer.
• Provide technical support for GMP manufacturing campaigns, engineering runs, process validation, and PPQ activities.
• Characterize products and processes, evaluate manufacturing robustness, equipment, single-use systems, filters, and container closure systems.
• Prepare drug product supplies for nonclinical studies and collaborate with drug substance, analytical, device engineering, manufacturing, quality, regulatory, and external manufacturing teams.
• Author development protocols, technical reports, validation documents, and CMC documentation for regulatory submissions.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutics, Analytical Chemistry, or a related field with 0–4 years of pharmaceutical or biotechnology experience; or an M.S. with 2–4+ years; or a B.S. with 4–6+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience with pharmaceutical drug product development, preferably sterile drug products and parenteral formulations.
• Knowledge of mixing, sterile filtration, aseptic filling, lyophilization, and container closure systems.
• Experience planning laboratory experiments, analyzing data, drawing scientific conclusions, and applying analytical and characterization techniques.
• Experience with process validation, PPQ, engineering batches, technology transfer, and technical or regulatory documentation.
• Ability to work independently, solve scientific problems, and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.

Nice to have

• Experience with oligonucleotides, peptides, antibodies, conjugated therapeutics, biologics, or high-concentration protein formulations.
• Experience developing drug delivery systems and targeted conjugate molecules.
• Knowledge of statistical software, design of experiments, programming, and visualization of complex datasets.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, fast-paced matrix environment with opportunities for learning and professional growth.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, fitness, and wellness benefits.
• Paid vacation, company holidays, end-of-year shutdown, sick time, and parental leave.
• 401(k) plan with company matching, employee stock purchase plan, cash bonuses, and equity incentives.
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $10,000 per calendar year and employee resource group participation.