What are the responsibilities and job description for the Coop Solid State and Pre-formulation Development position at EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc.?
Overview:
We See You.
EyePoint offers robust total rewards in a science-based entrepreneurial culture that empowers curiosity and innovation to help catapult your career. There’s space for every voice and perspective to be heard in our on-site and remote environments where a variety of strengths and diverse backgrounds are connected.
Envision Your Future
With the exciting energy of a winning culture and an exhilarating pace, we are an ophthalmology company committed to preventing blindness by developing and commercializing innovative therapeutics.
The collective power of our values influences everything we do, and everything we do for you.
Unwavering Integrity
Compassionate Excellence
Inclusive Collaboration
EyePoint is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary offer is commensurate with EyePoint’s compensation philosophy and considers factors including but not limited to education, training, experience, market conditions, criticality of the role and internal equity.
The target salary range for this position is listed below.
#LI-Onsite
Min: USD $32.00/Hr. Max: USD $42.00/Yr.
Be Seen and Heard at EyePoint
At EyePoint, leadership trusts our employees to get the job done. The patient-centric and award-winning approach we’re taking in business fuels our:
- focus on science and innovation, we aim to offer a lifetime of clearer vision
- commitment to developing and commercializing innovative therapeutics to improve the lives of patients with serious retinal diseases
- Delivery of innovative therapeutics to protect vision, specializing in sustained-release treatments for serious retinal diseases.
We See You.
Your wellbeing
Your professional worth
Your future at EyePoint
EyePoint offers robust total rewards in a science-based entrepreneurial culture that empowers curiosity and innovation to help catapult your career. There’s space for every voice and perspective to be heard in our on-site and remote environments where a variety of strengths and diverse backgrounds are connected.
The Co-op will report directly to the Sr. Scientist. This position is located at our Watertown, MA site.
The Co-op assignment will end on June 26, 2026.
Responsibilities:Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
Individual Responsibilities
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support ongoing projects in Formulation Development R&D team.
- Assist in the preparation of samples for pre-formulation studies and solid-state characterization.
- Conduct experiments to evaluate the physicochemical properties of drug candidates, including solubility, stability, and polymorphism.
- Perform solid-state characterization techniques such as X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA).
- Document and analyze experimental data, contributing to reports and presentations.
- Single crystal growth.
- Collaborate with team members to troubleshoot experimental challenges and optimize methodologies
- Maintain laboratory equipment and ensure compliance with safety protocols.
Primary skills and knowledge required include, but are not limited to the following:
- A background in thermodynamics, polymorphism, crystallization, API, and formulation process development is preferred.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Familiarity with laboratory techniques and instrumentation is a plus.
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to work independently and in a team.
- Effective communication skills, both written and verbal.
Level of Education Required:
- Currently pursuing a PhD or Masters Degree
Preferred Field(s) of Study: Materials Science, Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Envision Your Future
With the exciting energy of a winning culture and an exhilarating pace, we are an ophthalmology company committed to preventing blindness by developing and commercializing innovative therapeutics.
The collective power of our values influences everything we do, and everything we do for you.
Transformational Innovation
We exist to change our patients’ lives through the power of sight. We are forward looking, embrace challenges with curiosity, and continuously seek to improve our products and ourselves by learning, problem-solving and pushing the limits of science and technology.
Unwavering Integrity
We recognize our responsibility to our patients, employees, and our community, and value the trust they put in us. We set a high ethical bar and expect responsible leadership at every level to ensure we serve those who matter most to us.
Compassionate Excellence
We believe that fun and excellence can coexist. We foster a culture where enjoying the work we do and caring for each other are as important as delivering exceptional outcomes.
Inclusive Collaboration
We strive to see through the eyes of others and work as one team. We appreciate one another’s differences and perspectives, and ensure everyone feels valued, respected and encouraged to bring their ideas forward.
EyePoint is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our colleagues is critical to our success as a company, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.
EyePoint is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary offer is commensurate with EyePoint’s compensation philosophy and considers factors including but not limited to education, training, experience, market conditions, criticality of the role and internal equity.
The target salary range for this position is listed below.
#LI-Onsite
Salary : $42