Job Posting for Senior Research Associate, Drug Product Development at Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.
The Senior Research Associate will report to the Principal Engineer, Drug Product Development. The position will focus mainly on internal development and support external activities for performing sterile injectable drug product development activities for Sarepta’s Gene Therapy, PMO, and PPMO programs. This position will work closely with Drug Product Operations, QA/QC, and Process Development teams to support ongoing and new programs within the Sarepta pipeline. Primary Responsibilities Include: Performs product characterization and formulation development experiments internally and supports external contract testing laboratories for development and scale-down activities throughout the drug product development process Experience with AAV gene therapy products, sterile injectables, and particle characterization is preferred Works closely with QC and Analytical Development to develop appropriate, well-characterized formulations, identify impurities, perform method development, and establish specifications Works across the organization to support internal drug product development laboratory capabilities at Sarepta’s Burlington and Andover, MA sites Facilitates drug product development activities including formulation development, characterization, filtration, container closure qualification, and extractable and leachable testing Participates in Tech Transfer of new processes to CMOs including change controls, manufacturing batch record development, troubleshooting, and process validation Performs feasibility assessments of new laboratory techniques and technology concepts Documents all experiments in lab notebooks and reports Desired Education and Skills: This role requires expertise in biophysical characterization and analytical tools for small molecules and biologics, understanding of sterile drug product development, as well as experience working with external contract development organizations. Experience working with and characterizing gene therapies is a plus Ability and willingness to work in a laboratory setting are a must BS degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering or related science field. MA/MS degree preferred. 5 years of related experience Understanding of formulation approaches to stabilizing against degradation in liquid or lyophilized dosage forms Experience developing and utilizing analytical methods for drug product characterization Knowledge and experience using biochemical or biophysical methods to characterize AAV-based viral vectors is desired but not required Ability to work cross-functionally and communicate effectively across CMC functional areas Experience with regulations and requirements such as cGMP, ICH, USP Willingness to learn new techniques and strategies to support drug product development capabilities Position may require some travel (expected to be minimal) This position requires work on site at one of Sarepta’s facilities in the United States. Candidates should be aware that Sarepta currently maintains a policy requiring all US-based employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to work on site. Newly hired employees must be vaccinated prior to their employment start date. Sarepta is an equal opportunity employer and will provide a reasonable accommodation to those unable to be vaccinated where it is not an undue hardship to the company to do so as provided under federal, state, and local law. Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. Sarepta Therapeutics offers a competitive compensation and benefit package. Sarepta Therapeutics is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and participates in e-Verify.
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