SAE- Sr Research AssociateEngineer SOF
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Job Description
Shee Atik Enterprises LLC (SAE) and VitaKey are teaming up for an exciting opportunity to work in a startup setting using proprietary technology to encapsulate micronutrients and probiotics that improves nutritional value of foods and beverages for better human health. VitaKey was developed in the MIT laboratory of engineer inventor scientist and entrepreneur Dr. Robert S. Langer a founding father of drug delivery and controlledrelease technology to enable precision nutrition and the future of food. We are seeking innovative and motivated scientists and engineers to join the SAE team at VitaKeys Durham NC location. Learn more about our team at and .
Role Summary
Work in a laboratory that provides formulations development and customization expertise utilizing a validated platform technology for encapsulating nutrients. You will serve as a team member on project teams. Projects will be highly interdisciplinary at the intersection of engineering biochemistry materials science food science and nutrition.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Formulate encapsulated nutrients using various techniques (e.g. emulsion extrusion atomization etc.
- Characterize and evaluate encapsulated nutrient formulations for oral administration
- Evaluate release of nutrient formulations from a specific matrix in a specific medium
- Work with fellow scientists within the group and with external laboratories and present ideas and results
- Conduct in vitro stability and release kinetics studies
- Develop reproducible standard operating procedures
Required Qualifications/Experience
- Candidate must have a Bachelors of Science with a minimum of 1 year(s) experience in academia or industry in chemical engineering pharmaceutical sciences formulation biomedical engineering food science or allied disciplines
- Candidate must have authorization to work for any employer in the US without sponsorship. SAE will not sponsor for this position.
- Experience working with formulations
- Experience working with spray dryers fluid bed coaters extruders or other manufacturing equipment
- Experience working with proteins polymers bacteria and/or lipids
- Experience generating and interpreting experimental data
- Demonstrated record of successfully executing complex projects in a related field
- Entrepreneurial and selfmotivated work style
- Excellent crossdisciplinary skills in communicating scientific ideas to nonscientist stakeholders to foster collaboration and deliverablebased teamwork
- Ability to adjust rapidly to changing scientific priorities and technologies
Desired skills/qualifications
- Startup experience is highly valued but not required.
- Record of industry achievement is a plus
Shee Atika Enterprises LLC (SAE) maintains an outstanding work environment that includes competitive compensation outstanding benefits and challenging work assignments with opportunities for advancement/career growth. To be considered for employment opportunities you must complete an online application.
EEO Statement: SAE is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative ActionEmployer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin genetics disability age or protected veteran status. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions. SAE is an advocate of preferential hiring and professional development of qualified Shee Atik Inc and Subsidiary Companies shareholders their spouses and descendants and Alaska Natives in accordance with Public Law 93638.
For further information on our equal opportunity protections as part of the employment process please see
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
