What are the responsibilities and job description for the Coop Formulation Development position at EyePoint?
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:
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 Formulation 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
Primary skills and knowledge required include, but are not limited to the following:
With the exciting energy of a winning culture and an exhilarating pace, we are an ophthalmology company committed to improving the lives of patients with serious retinal diseases 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.
Min
USD $32.00/Hr.
Max
USD $42.00/Hr.
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.
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 Formulation 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
- Develop ocular formulations and manufacturing process for pre-clinical and clinical use.
- Interpret complicated data sets and provide sound recommendations
- Maintain knowledge with up-to-date scientific literature in the field of ocular drug delivery.
- Maintain a detailed and organized laboratory notebook
- Share findings in technical presentations and technical report
- Build expertise and knowledge around ocular formulation drug products.
- Ensure compliance with safety and regulations as well as experimental/laboratory best practices
Primary skills and knowledge required include, but are not limited to the following:
- Prior formulation development & characterization experience is a plus
- Currently enrolled in a university, pursuing a graduate degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or related discipline.
- Laboratory research experience (particularly formulations) is a plus (academic or industry)
- Excellent team player with strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
- Personal Qualities: Bright, energetic, hard-working, and creative.
With the exciting energy of a winning culture and an exhilarating pace, we are an ophthalmology company committed to improving the lives of patients with serious retinal diseases 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.
Min
USD $32.00/Hr.
Max
USD $42.00/Hr.
Salary : $32 - $42