Senior Scientist, Drug Product Manufacturing and Development

At Kailera, we are bold, authentic and committed to our mission of developing therapies that give people the power to transform their lives and elevate their overall health. Rooted in an entrepreneurial spirit and a team-oriented culture, we are working together to advance Kailera’s mission to advance novel therapies for obesity and related conditions.
 
We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes collaboration, integrity, and excellence. As we expand, we seek the most talented individuals with diverse backgrounds, cultures, perspectives, and experiences to join our team.

What You’ll Do:

This Senior Scientist will support ongoing activities for drug product formulation and manufacturing with external partners and CDMOs. This would include manufacturing process development and optimization, clinical supply manufacture, and commercial preparedness with a focus on oral solid dosage forms. The individual will have a working knowledge of drug product development through all stages of clinical development.

Required location: Waltham, MA (hub-based, onsite 3-4 days per week)

Responsibilities:

• Support technology transfer, formulation, and process development, optimization, scale-up, and manufacturing of clinical supplies, acting as Kailera’s person-in-plant for activities critical to program success
• Collaborate closely with internal cross-functional teams, including Drug Substance, Analytical Development, Supply Chain, Clinical, Quality Assurance, and Regulatory Affairs to ensure seamless progression of projects
• Review master batch records and executed batch records to ensure product quality
• Author change controls, review specifications, change notifications, and manage manufacturing deviations as necessary, working closely with Kailera’s quality group
• Present formulation development and manufacturing updates to internal and external stakeholders periodically
• Author, review, and update CMC specific documents to support worldwide regulatory submissions (i.e., IND, IMPD, and NDA)

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in solid-oral dosage form development. Technical expertise in unit operations common to solid oral dosage form (e.g., milling, wet/dry granulation, compression, and film-coating)
• Extensive experience with management of day-to-day activities at CDMO’s
• Strong troubleshooting skills with the ability to quickly provide input in a fast-paced environment