Senior Scientist, Preclinical Development (Biologics)

Location: Rahway, New Jersey, United States; lab-based onsite role. US and Puerto Rico residents only. Domestic relocation is indicated, and visa sponsorship is available.

Salary: $117,000–$184,200 per year, plus annual bonus and long-term incentive eligibility where applicable.

Company

hirify.global develops biologics, vaccines, small-molecule medicines, and sterile non-oral drug products including injectable, implant, inhaled, and ocular dosage forms.

What you will do

• Design and develop sterile injectable and ophthalmic drug products for biologics including monoclonal antibodies, fusion proteins, and antibody-drug conjugates.
• Support early- and late-stage assets while developing mechanistic understanding of degradation and process design space.
• Screen and develop robust drug product compositions, scalable processes, and primary packaging.
• Coordinate GXP manufacturing activities and compatibility characterization for toxicology and clinical-study dosage administration.
• Build fundamental drug-product knowledge and document findings and conclusions in formulation development reports and regulatory filings.
• Lead formulation development activities and collaborate with stakeholders to drive project milestones.

Requirements

• Master’s degree with four years of experience or a Ph.D. degree in Chemical, Biochemical, or Biomedical Engineering, Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemistry, Biochemistry, or a related field.
• Experience and/or knowledge in one or more of protein stability, protein-protein or protein-excipient interaction, biologic molecule design, formulation screening, characterization, process development or process modeling, stability predictive modeling, and basic sterile product development.
• Technical background with initiative and motivation to excel.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Required skills include biochemistry, bioconjugation, biologics, biomolecular chemistry, bioprocessing, clinical development, clinical research, cross-functional teamwork, design of experiments, drug delivery technology, drug formulations, medicinal chemistry, molecular biology techniques, preclinical research, and process optimization.

Nice to have

• Coursework in biochemistry, protein design, pharmaceutics, physiology, pharmacokinetics, protein sciences, chemical kinetics, transport phenomena, or physical pharmacy.
• Experience with biologics formulation design and process development, alternative processing approaches, critical attributes for process scale-up, analytical development, and Chemistry, Manufacturing and Control filings for sterile dosage forms.
• Experience with ocular dosage forms, peptide therapeutics, and non-conventional drug delivery technologies such as emulsions, suspensions, and injectable depots.

Culture & Benefits

• Onsite laboratory work with approximately 10% travel.
• Medical, dental, vision, and other insurance benefits for employees and families.
• Retirement benefits including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, compassionate leave, and sick days.
• Inclusive environment focused on diverse perspectives, respectful challenge, and collective problem-solving.
• Work involves biohazardous materials.