CareerPlan

Postdoctoral Fellow, Materials Science & Characterization PPG Analytical

North Chicago, IL, usFull-time2026-10-30 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead generation, integration, and curation of analytical datasets for targeted lipid nanoparticles (tLNPs) using experimental data from internal and external sources, applying machine learning to identify quality-relevant attributes.

Role type

Postdoctoral Fellow, Materials Science & Characterization

Builds

Multimodal characterization datasets for tLNP development

Domain

Biopharmaceuticals / Nanomedicine / Materials Science

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

tLNP formulation and characterization, advanced analytical instrumentation (Cryo-EM, SAXS, DLS, NTA, DSC), experimental design, data curation, multivariate statistics, interpretable machine learning

Preferred skills

Experience with external CRO data integration, scientific publication record

Technologies

Cryo-EM, SAXS, DLS, NTA, DSC, fluorescence, optical techniques

Responsibilities

Design and execute tLNP analytical experiments; curate and harmonize multimodal datasets; apply statistical and ML analyses to assess particle heterogeneity and stability; troubleshoot technical challenges; collaborate on scientific publications and presentations.

Seniority

Postdoctoral Fellow, research-focused IC