The mRNA – Senior Scientist Drug Product Development is part of the Global Drug Product Development (GDPD) group within the mRNA CoE. GDPD is responsible for developing the Drug Product formulation and manufacturing process in support of all ongoing mRNA Vaccine programs within the CoE from Phase 1 through Phase 3 and commercialization. GDPD achieves this through internal collaborations with ourcolleagues in US and through constant collaboration with other departments including Drug SubstanceDevelopment, Analytical Sciences, Research, Process Industrialization, Global ProcessHarmonization & Tech Transfer, and cGMP Strategic Supply & Operations. GDPD’s mission is to developsafe, stable, and patient-centric mRNA vaccine and therapeutic Drug Products and associated robustmanufacturing processes.

Main responsibilities:

• Apply scientific expertise and judgment to initiate, design and execute orsupervise executionof the development of liquid and lyophilized mRNA-LNP drug productformulation and process
• Make scientific presentations and report project progress within mRNA CoE Formulation teams and with partners and in international forums
• As a Subject Matter Expert in drug product development, be an impactful contributor to project teams and actively participatein DP sub-teams
• Provide consolidated DP development technical work packages with timelines, resources and critical path activities
• Drive organizational goal of rapidly incorporating innovative advances in drug product platform (thermostable formulations and process improvements)
• Promote innovation, state of the art technologies, and propose strategies using publications to improve the products
• Proactively collaborate with other functions to meet projects and platform milestones
• Proactively collaborate with other groups or sites in transfer of information, materials anddrugproduct technology
• Promote internal assessment of new DP technologies and scientific network to leverage internal and external expertise
• Make decisions that require developing new options to solve moderately complex problems
• Demonstrate continuous growth in depth and breadth of personal scientific knowledge andunderstanding of strategic goals of group, team, and company
• Maintain a consistent record of publications, patents, external presentations
• Proactively participate in laboratory organization(including HSE, quality aspects) and continuous improvement of WoW
• Supervise lab activities with technicians, internships and TPW (indirect report), when appropriate