Engineer II, Process Development

The Role:
Moderna is working to develop first-in-class messenger RNA (mRNA) based medicines. Our mRNA Process Definition team is driving the design, optimization and scale up of production processes for mRNA vaccines and therapeutics. We are a fast-growing team within Moderna and are looking for innovative, curious, and team-minded Process Engineers to join us.

In this position, you will be responsible for optimizing and transferring mRNA processes from development into manufacturing sites. You will join a highly dynamic team of engineers and scientists with cross-functional interactions to Moderna’s Automation, Analytical Development, and Manufacturing teams. This position is within Moderna’s Nucleic Acid Process Development department that is responsible for the development of manufacturing processes for all mRNA therapeutics and vaccines at Moderna.

Do you feel energized by working in a fast-paced and highly dynamic environment? Do you have first experience in large molecule bioprocessing? Are you curious about cutting-edge digital biotech and next generation bioprocess development? Then join us in creating a new generation of transformative medicines for patients!

Here’s What You’ll Do:

• Design and execute studies to identify novel methods to produce and purify mRNA

• Optimize current processes to ease of manufacturing, cost, and to facilitate improved characteristics to aid in the production of mRNA therapeutics

• Collaborate with analytics, development, technical operations, and manufacturing on process design

• Automate enzymatic reactions and purification methods by high-throughput experimentation

• Perform analytical methods such as HPLC/UPLC, UV-Vis spectroscopy

• Develop new innovative processes to fit manufacturing needs

• Use Statistical Design-of-Experiments techniques to perform process characterization

• Write and publish process development and characterization reports

• Keep good documentation and maintain ELNs in an up-to-date fashion

• Present your experimental results to the group and cross-functional teams

Here’s What You’ll Bring to the Table:

• BS in Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, or closely related field, and 0-3 years relevant industry experience.

• Working knowledge of bioprocess engineering principles and downstream processing unit operations (chromatography, tangential flow filtration)

• Familiarity with nucleic acid and protein chemistry, enzyme kinetics, and analytical characterization of biomolecules

• Ability to plan and execute experiments independently

• Creative/innovative/problem solver

• Excellent communication, presentation, and writing skills

Moderna is pleased to provide you and your family with a comprehensive and innovative suite of benefits, including:

• Highly competitive and inclusive medical, dental and vision coverage options
• Flexible Spending Accounts for medical expenses and dependent care expenses
• Lifestyle Spending Account funds to help you engage in personal enrichment and self-care activities
• Family care benefits, including subsidized back-up care options and on-demand tutoring
• Free premium access to fitness, nutrition, and mindfulness classes 
• Exclusive preferred pricing on Peloton fitness equipment
• Adoption and family-planning benefits
• Dedicated care coordination support for our LGBTQ+ community
• Generous paid time off, including:
  •    Vacation, sick time and holidays
  •    Volunteer time to participate within your community
  •    Discretionary winter shut down 
  •    Paid sabbatical after 5 years; every 3 years thereafter
• Generous Paid Leave offerings, including 18 weeks of 100% paid parental leave for all new parents
• 401k match and Financial Planning tools
• Moderna-paid Life, LTD and STD insurance coverages, as well as voluntary benefit options
• Complimentary concierge service including home services research, travel booking, and entertainment requests
• Free parking or subsidized commuter passes
• Location-specific perks and extras!

Candidates should be aware that Moderna currently maintains a policy requiring all US-based employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and receive a booster shot once eligible. Newly hired employees must be vaccinated and boosted prior to their employment start date. Moderna is an equal opportunity employer and will provide a reasonable accommodation to those unable to be vaccinated or receive a booster where it is not an undue hardship to the company to do so as provided under federal, state, and local law.

About Moderna

In over 10 years since its inception, Moderna has transformed from a research-stage company advancing programs in the field of messenger RNA (mRNA), to an enterprise with a diverse clinical portfolio of vaccines and therapeutics across seven modalities, a broad intellectual property portfolio in areas including mRNA and lipid nanoparticle formulation, and an integrated manufacturing plant that allows for rapid clinical and commercial production at scale. Moderna maintains alliances with a broad range of domestic and overseas government and commercial collaborators, which has allowed for the pursuit of both groundbreaking science and rapid scaling of manufacturing. Most recently, Moderna's capabilities have come together to allow the authorized use and approval of one of the earliest and most effective vaccines against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Moderna's mRNA platform builds on continuous advances in basic and applied mRNA science, delivery technology and manufacturing, and has allowed the development of therapeutics and vaccines for infectious diseases, immuno-oncology, rare diseases, cardiovascular diseases and autoimmune diseases. Moderna has been named a top biopharmaceutical employer by Science for the past seven years. To learn more, visit www.modernatx.com.

Moderna is a smoke-free, alcohol-free and drug-free work environment.

Moderna is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person’s race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Moderna will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.

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