Senior Research Associate, Novel Delivery Technologies (Contract)

• A Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, or related discipline and 2-4 years of experience, or a Master's degree in these fields with 1-2 years of experience.
• Prior experience with either of the following:
  • Working with lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), including their manufacture and characterization.
  • Implementing various bioconjugation techniques.
• 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.
• Industrial research experience is preferred.
• It's a bonus if you have:
  • Knowledge of nucleic acid chemistry and biology
  • Prior experience with various protein characterization techniques
  • Experience with lipid nanoparticle process scale up/down
  • Process development and/or analytical development experience

• Assisting in the development of an extrahepatic LNP delivery vehicle to support delivery of editing payloads in vivo.
• Assisting with experimental design and execution of formulation discovery and platform development activities.
• Performing characterization of LNPs to determine size, polydispersity, concentration and encapsulation using established techniques.
• Performing characterization of LNPs to determine RNA and protein content.
• 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.
• Collaborating effectively with process development, analytical development, biology, and pharmacology teams.

• 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, and implementation of RNA Lipid Nanoparticle (LNP) delivery vehicles.
• Tessera employees are creative and collaborative problem solvers. They have a strong sense of integrity and unwavering commitment to scientific excellence. 

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. 

Michael is a member of the Novel Delivery Technologies team at Tessera where he focuses on developing targeted lipid nanoparticle delivery systems for delivery of RNA payloads to various extrahepatic cell types. Prior to joining Tessera, Michael previously worked on targeted LNP delivery and process development at Tidal Therapeutics and Sanofi. Michael holds an MS in Bioengineering from Tuft’s University and a BS in Chemical Engineering from Northeastern University.

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Ben began his career as an in vivo Pharmacologist, which gave him a lasting appreciation for the rigor, creativity, and collaboration that drive scientific discovery. That foundation continues to shape how he helps build organizations designed to enable science thrive.

Ben is focused on aligning exceptional people with bold science – creating the structure, clarity, and culture that empower teams to scale effectively and achieve meaningful impact.

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.

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