Associate Scientist, Drug Formulation (Nanoparticle Drug Delivery)

Location: Bridgewater, New Jersey, US; full-time, in-person presence required at the Bridgewater office.

Salary: $103,000–$131,000 annual.

Company

hirify.global is a global biopharmaceutical company developing therapies for patients with serious and rare diseases.

What you will do

• Develop, optimize, and characterize lipid nanoparticles and other nanoparticle-based delivery systems for platform and project support.
• Design and execute formulation studies, including nucleic acid encapsulation, analytical testing, stability evaluations, and formulation optimization.
• Characterize nanoparticle physicochemical properties, including size, PDI, zeta potential, encapsulation efficiency, drug loading, and release kinetics.
• Apply DLS, NTA, UV-Vis, SEC, SDS-PAGE, HPLC, and fluorescence-based assays to evaluate nanoparticles and drug products.
• Support the design, synthesis, purification, and characterization of protein bioconjugates, including monoclonal antibody, peptide, and dye conjugates.
• Analyze data, troubleshoot formulation challenges, document results in electronic notebooks, and prepare technical reports.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Pharmaceutics, Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related field; or a bachelor’s degree plus 2 years of experience in one of these fields.
• Hands-on experience in nanoparticle-based formulation development and analytical characterization.
• Ability to perform formulation and characterization work supporting RNA/gene-based therapeutic programs.
• Ability to maintain accurate, detailed, and timely experimental records and generate internal technical reports.

Nice to have

• Experience with nucleic acid delivery systems, especially lipid-based or polymeric nanoparticles, and nucleic acid encapsulation.
• Experience with bioconjugates and targeted delivery.
• Experience with DLS, NTA, SEC, UV-Vis spectroscopy, HPLC, SDS-PAGE, fluorescence assays, and protein quantification.
• Strong data analysis skills using GraphPad Prism, Excel, or similar tools.
• Familiarity with stability testing, release profiling, formulation optimization, statistics, and data interpretation.
• Ability to independently design, execute, interpret, and present experimental results.

Culture & Benefits

• Purpose-driven biopharmaceutical environment focused on serious and rare diseases.
• Full-time in-person collaboration with access to specialized equipment; minimal travel expected.
• Medical, dental, vision, mental health, wellbeing, paid time off, fertility and family-forming, and caregiver benefits.
• 401(k) with company match, annual equity awards, ESPP, life and disability insurance, and learning programs.
• Employee resource groups, mentorship, networking, service, and recognition programs.