Tessera Therapeutics
- Engineer I/ii, LNP Process Development
Engineer I/ii, LNP Process Development
Engineering · MA, United States
Job description
- A Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, or Biological Sciences and 0-4 years of experience, or a Master's degree in these fields with 0-2 years of experience.
- A track record of planning experiments and completing deliverables within specified timelines.
- Excellent communication/presentation skills and capability of conveying technical information in a clear and thorough manner.
- A strong self-starter with excellent organizational skills and a strong attention to detail.
- The ability to work with dynamic teams in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, and technical setting.
- Proficiency in MS Office.
- It's a bonus if you have:
- Prior experience working with lipid nanoparticles in a process development or manufacturing context.
- Experience with tangential flow filtration (TFF) process development.
- Experience with JMP or Prism.
- Assisting with experimental design and execution of different downstream unit operations including mixing, tangential flow filtration, and sterile filtration.
- Performing characterization of LNPs to determine size, polydispersity, concentration and encapsulation using established techniques.
- Executing experimental plans and interpreting the results with guidance from senior scientists.
- Troubleshooting lab workflows and maintaining lab equipment.
- Providing high quality results and maintaining high quality documentation in lab notebooks.
- Assisting in development of in-house LNP production capabilities to supply high quality LNP for pre-clinical and platform development.
- Collaborating effectively with manufacturing team and analytical development teams.
- Drafting protocols and technical reports and presenting to stakeholders.
You are a driven, enthusiastic and self-motivated individual who is comfortable multitasking and working independently on various aspects of the platform. You are interested in joining a dynamic and highly collaborative team that's responsible for the design, scale, and implementation of mRNA Lipid Nanoparticle (LNP) production processes.
Tessera employees are creative and collaborative problem solvers. They have a strong sense of integrity and unwavering commitment to scientific excellence.
Meet your Manager:
All inquiries regarding the posted position should be directed to the Talent Partner (see below). Interested individuals must apply directly to be considered for the opening.
Meet your Manager:
Tom Colace, Director, LNP Formulation
Meet your Talent Partner:
Annie Edminster, Employee Experience and Talent Lead
Tessera offers a competitive package of base and incentive compensation as well as a comprehensive benefits program designed to support the health, wellness and financial security of our employees and their families. Benefits currently include group medical, vision and dental coverage, group life and disability insurance, 401(k) with company contribution, tuition reimbursement, and much more.
Company Summary:
Tessera Therapeutics is pioneering Gene Writing™— a new biotechnology designed to offer scientists and clinicians the ability to write small and large therapeutic messages into the genome, thereby curing diseases at their source. Gene Writing holds the potential to become a new category in genetic medicine, building upon recent breakthroughs in gene therapy and gene editing while eliminating important limitations in their reach, utilization, and efficacy. Tessera Therapeutics was founded by Flagship Pioneering, a life sciences innovation enterprise that conceives, resources, and develops first-in-category companies to transform human health and sustainability.
More about Tessera Therapeutics:
Tessera is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, marital status, genetics, protected veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic identified by federal, state, or local laws where we operate. Tessera provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. To begin an interactive dialogue with Tessera regarding a reasonable accommodation in connection with the hiring process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position for which the applicant has applied, please contact the recruiter or Accommodations@tesseratx.com
Recruitment & Staffing Agencies: Tessera Therapeutics does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than candidates. The submission of unsolicited resumes by recruitment or staffing agencies to Tessera Therapeutics or its employees is strictly prohibited unless contacted directly by Tessera Therapeutics’ internal Talent Acquisition team. Any resume submitted by an agency in the absence of a signed agreement will automatically become the property of Tessera Therapeutics, and Tessera Therapeutics will not owe any referral or other fees with respect thereto.