Associate Scientist, Drug Product Development (contract)

Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc. is a mission-driven clinical-stage company that aims to establish gene therapy as a new standard of care for highly prevalent ocular diseases with the aspiration of developing functional cures to restore vision and prevent blindness. Leveraging the research capabilities of its proprietary intravitreal (IVT) platform, Adverum is developing durable, single-administration therapies designed to be delivered in physicians’ offices to eliminate the need for frequent ocular injections to treat these diseases. By overcoming the challenges associated with current treatment paradigms for these debilitating ocular diseases, Adverum aspires to transform the standard of care, preserve vision, and create a profound societal impact around the globe.

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Adverum is looking for an Associate Scientist, Drug Product Development (contractor) to report to the Director, Drug Product. This role involves independently designing and executing studies to support product and process development in drug product projects. The candidate will develop and optimize protocols, formulations, and characterization methods, ensuring reliable and reproducible results. Collaboration with internal teams and contract labs is essential to meeting project timelines and goals. The ideal candidate is a self-motivated, organized individual with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to effectively communicate scientific data and results.

• Independently design and execute studies to support product and process development.
• Perform routine tasks independently and modify plans in alignment with manager and team for more complex tasks.
• Develop and optimize protocols, formulations, characterization methods, and techniques ensuring reliability and reproducibility.
• Work collaboratively and efficiently on drug product development projects towards project timelines and goals.
• Interpret results and draw conclusions from well-designed experiments.
• Generate high-quality data and document protocol and study results in electronic lab notebook.
• Collaborate and provide support for formulation and drug product process development and data generation by internal and contract labs.
• Organize and maintain Drug Product lab space and equipment.
• Effectively organize and present scientific data in presentations and summarize studies by authoring reports that support regulatory filings.
• Effectively communicate study plans, updates, data results and conclusions to team members in a clear and timely manner.

At Adverum, Inclusion and Diversity are at our core. We believe in the power of being your authentic self.  We strive to create the space which allows for everyone in our Adverum Community to not only feel safe but encouraged to speak, learn from each other, grow in their professions and be the very best versions of themselves no matter what their age, ethnic background, gender, origin, religion or sexual orientation.

Salary : $55 - $60