MSAT Drug Product Senior Scientist

We are seeking an experienced and hands-on candidate to join and strengthen our MSAT Drug Product team. In this position, the successful candidate will play a key role in supporting AAV Drug Product formulation and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) manufacturing activities.

The responsibilities of this role include working in close collaboration with teams from Research & Development (R&D), production, Quality Control (QC), and Quality Assurance (QA), as well as with external partners. The candidate will be expected to help define robust formulation and process strategies that ensure the quality and consistency of the drug product.

Additionally, the role involves providing support for process scale-up and process validation activities. This is critical for facilitating the transition of products to the late stages of the product life cycle. The candidate will also contribute scientific input on issues related to drug product manufacturability and stability, ensuring that processes remain efficient and compliant with regulatory standards.

Key tasks:

• Define and support product-centric formulation and drug product process strategies in collaboration with R&D, production, QC and external partners.
• Act as a scientific SME for formulation and drug product manufacturing to internal teams and external clients.
• Support Fill-Finish team in troubleshooting, supportive studies and process improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to scale up and transfer from development to commercial production (incl. gap analysis, process characterization, PPQ activities).
• Review and apply literature/patent findings to improve AAV stability and manufacturability.
• Design studies, analyze data, write technical protocols/reports, and present conclusions (internal and external).