Senior Scientist, Drug Substance Development

Varda Space Industries • El Segundo, CA

1d • $140,000 - $180,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Our team is looking for highly motivated and creative candidates who will lead efforts in improving therapeutics with microgravity. This is an opportunity in an exciting area of growth for Varda, the role will shape Varda’s culture and will play a significant role in establishing the low earth orbit economy.

Requirements

• Ph.D. degree in materials science, chemical engineering, organic chemistry, biochemistry with 3+ years of industry experience or M.S. degree in related field with 6+ years of industry experience
• Experienced in drug substance development of small molecules (solvent screen, form screening and selection, stability studies)

Nice To Haves

• Ph.D. degree in materials science, chemical engineering, organic chemistry, biochemistry with 5+ years of industry experience
• Experience with cradle-to-crave development from early R&D through commercialization
• Demonstrated expertise in small molecule crystallography, including structural determination

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical lead for pharmaceutical development projects
• The candidate will be responsible for supporting drug substance development including characterization of materials, crystallization screening and early-stage process characterization
• Responsibilities include design, planning, and hands-on execution of laboratory studies
• Drug substance characterization spans solid-state, physicochemical, and particle analysis
• Collaborate with process engineers and analytical development scientists

Benefits

• Exciting team of professionals at the top of their field working by your side
• Equity in a fully funded space startup with potential for significant growth (interns excluded)
• 401(k) matching (interns excluded)
• Unlimited PTO (interns excluded)
• Health insurance, including Vision and Dental
• Lunch and snacks provided on site every day. Dinners provided twice a week.
• Maternity / Paternity leave (interns excluded)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees