Work Your Magic with Us! Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you've got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people's lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us. United as one for patients, our purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve, and prolong lives. We develop medicines, intelligent devices, and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology, and Fertility. Our teams work together across six continents with passion and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage of life. Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse, inclusive, and flexible working culture, presenting great opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe. This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US.
Your Role:
EMD Serono is hiring a Senior Scientist focused on advancing our lipid nanoparticle (LNP) platform. You will be a part of the Discovery Pharmacology Team focused on validating and applying targeted LNP formulations with cutting-edge in vivo and ex vivo assays. Reporting to the Head of Delivery Pharmacology, you will be responsible for designing and executing in vivo studies to advance lead programs. Extensive rodent in vivo experience and knowledge is required. This is a fully onsite position and will require the majority of time spent in lab and vivarium.
Who You AreMinimum Qualifications:- PhD in Biology, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Biomedical Engineering, or other relevant life sciences/engineering field with 2+ years of industry experience
- Extensive hands-on rodent pharmacology experience (tail-vein injections blood collection, tissue dissections, analysis).Demonstrated experience designing and managing rodent in vivo studies, including design of experiments, successful execution, and final data presentation.
- Demonstrated independent project leadership working to advance drug development.
- Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication with experience in leading projects across matrixed organizations.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience working with a wide range of rodent in vivo models and ability to write protocols to bring new models in-house.
Experience establishing new experimental methods and ability to bring in new technologies.
Experience with ex vivo analyses such as Flow Cytometry, RNA/DNA extraction, PCR.Experience testing lipid nanoparticle (LNP) formulations and nucleic acid therapeutics in vivo.
Understanding of in vivo CAR biology and immunology.
Evidence of high impact publications demonstrating the minimum/preferred qualifications.
Experience working in cross-functional teams.
Highly organized, detail-oriented, creative, results-driven problem solver with demonstrated flexibility and collaborative working style.
What we offer:
We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress! Apply now and become a part of a team that is dedicated to Sparking Discovery and Elevating Humanity!
