Moderna

Biotech

SeniorResearchAssociate,AnalyticalDevelopment

$9500–14000k ~AI est. Japan FULL TIME
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“Senior Research Associate, Analytical Development at Moderna”

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Biotech
Full Job Description

If you’re interested in this role, please apply in English and include an English version of your Resume/CV. **The Role** Joining Moderna means advancing mRNA science to transform medicine. Work with exceptional global teams on a broad pipeline and build a career that makes a real difference for patients. Moderna is expanding its presence in Shonan, Japan, with a new site for Moderna Enzymatics. This location will focus on advancing enzyme innovation to support and strengthen our mRNA platform. In Shonan, we combine scientific expertise and technical excellence to accelerate next generation solutions that power our medicines. We welcome talent driven by innovation and committed to shaping the future of biotechnology. In this role, you will support both analytical development and quality control activities for enzyme products used in meDNA synthesis. You will help advance analytical strategies and apply scientifically rigorous methodologies to evaluate enzyme cocktail performance, component protein quality, and product readiness for research and clinical use. Working closely with cross functional teams across Analytical Development, Process Development (PD), and Platform Technology & Industrialization (PTI), you will generate high quality analytical data, strengthen product evaluation frameworks, and contribute to shipment and release readiness for Moderna Enzymatics materials. This role also offers the opportunity to work alongside teams advancing digital and next generation biotechnology capabilities, including exposure to innovative data driven and AI enabled approaches supporting analytical science and operational excellence. **Here’s What You’ll Do** * Develop, establish, optimize, and improve analytical methods used to evaluate the performance and quality of enzyme cocktails supporting meDNA synthesis. * Design, develop, and refine scientifically sound analytical test methods for component proteins within enzyme cocktails to enable objective performance assessm

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