Posted 17 June, 2026
Senior Scientist II
Aerogen Ltd
Galway, Galway, Ireland
Full Time
Reference: 789822540
About Aerogen: Headquartered in the vibrant city of Galway, Ireland, with offices around the world, Aerogen is proud to be the world leader in acute care aerosol drug delivery.
Recognised through multiple MedTech awards, including being named Galway Chamber Company of the Year 2025, 2026 American Chamber of Commerce Ireland Global Impact Award and an eleven-time winner of the Zenith Award for Respiratory Care Excellence in North America, our employees make a difference to patients' lives every day, having reached over 30 million patients in more than 80 countries.
Today, Aerogen is powered by a global team representing 54 nationalities, working together with a shared commitment to improving patient care. Our talented and skilled team collaborate to innovate, challenge and test not only in relation to our products but every facet of how we work.
We lead the way by finding innovative solutions to even the most complex problems, all in the name of delivering better patient outcomes.
Our business continues to grow rapidly across the globe and, as we grow, our core culture of "We Care" universally connects us. We believe that your ambition and integrity fuels ours, and we are committed to supporting our employees to reach their full potential through tangible investment in their careers.
Join us as we continue to #discoverbetter.
What is the role? The Senior Scientist II leads scientific programmes that support the development and advancement of Aerogen's respiratory drug delivery technologies. The role operates as a scientific leader within the team, setting technical direction across projects and ensuring delivery of complex, high-impact work.
The role includes leading multiple projects or workstreams, guiding study design, and driving technical decision-making. The Senior Scientist II is responsible for solving complex scientific challenges, advancing analytical and experimental approaches, and ensuring high standards of scientific quality.
The role also involves working closely with external partners, explaining Aerogen technology, and leading collaborative research and development activities. This includes representing Aerogen's technical capability across externally funded programmes, shaping technical discussions, and contributing to grant development and execution in collaboration with Business Development and Regulatory teams.
In addition to technical leadership, the role includes mentoring and developing team members, supporting capability growth, and influencing how the team operates. While maintaining a strong understanding of laboratory work, the role places greater emphasis on leadership, oversight, and strategic contribution.
This role requires demonstrated capability in mentoring others, managing programmes and projects (both internal and external), a strong interest in laboratory-based work, and a solid understanding of relevant testing standards (e.g. ISO 27427, USP <601>, Ph. Eur. 2.9.44).
What are the key responsibilities?
Scientific Leadership & Delivery:
• Define and lead technical direction across projects and programmes, ensuring alignment with R&D strategy.
• Lead and execute advanced in vitro and pre-clinical aerosol science studies (e.g. delivered dose, aerosol performance, formulation compatibility) to support internal and externally funded research programmes.
• Translate project objectives into robust experimental plans, ensuring methods are scientifically sound, reproducible, and aligned with stakeholder expectations.
• Oversee device development, testing, and validation activities, ensuring high quality outputs.
Analytical & Technical Expertise:
• Lead the development, optimisation, and application of analytical methods and experimental approaches (e.g. UV-Vis, HPLC).
• Provide technical leadership on inhaled drug/device compatibility, including formulation properties, device configuration, and aerosolisation risks.
• Identify and resolve complex scientific and technical challenges across projects.
External Collaboration & Grant Programmes:
• Lead technical engagement with external partners, including pharmaceutical companies, academic groups, and research consortia.
• Act as Aerogen's scientific representative within multi-partner grant consortia, contributing to defined work packages.
• Ensure Aerogen's role is clearly represented and aligned with agreed project scope (e.g. advisory vs. delivery responsibilities).
• Contribute to grant applications and proposal development, including technical sections and justification of effort (person-months).
• Author, review, and approve scientific deliverables required for grant milestones (e.g. reports, data packages, experimental summaries).
• Support responses to grant reviews, reporting cycles, and audits.
Data Integrity, Quality & Compliance:
• Generate and manage high-quality scientific data suitable for regulatory submissions, grant reporting, and audit readiness.
• Ensure all work is conducted in line with GLP principles, internal quality systems, and external funding requirements.
• Maintain accurate experimental records, ensuring data traceability and version control.
• Ensure compliance with laboratory, health, safety, and regulatory standards, including oversight of risk assessments and laboratory practices.
• Biological Safety (BSO Support): Support the Biological Safety Officer in overseeing the safe use of biological agents and ensuring compliance with biosafety regulations and internal procedures.
• EHS Responsibilities: Act as a key contact for EHS within the team, supporting compliance with environmental, health, and safety requirements, liaising with Aerogen EHS, and representing the group during audits and inspections as required.
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
• Collaborate with Quality, Regulatory, Project Management, and Business Development teams to ensure scientific outputs align with regulatory positioning and company strategy.
• Provide technical input to internal risk assessments related to aerosolisation, formulation handling, and experimental design.
Leadership & Team Development
• Mentor and develop scientists across the team, supporting technical growth and strengthening overall capability.
• Provide clear scientific communication and present complex data to internal stakeholders and external partners.
Continuous Improvement
• Drive improvements in scientific approaches, analytical methods, and laboratory processes.
General Duties
• Carry out any other duties as required by your manager.
What education and experience are required? • Minimum Degree in a relevant discipline.
• Minimum of 6-9 years' experience in a pharmaceutical/medical device laboratory.
What key skills will make you great at the role? • Fluent in English, both spoken and written, with the ability to clearly communicate complex scientific information
• Deep technical expertise in aerosol science, analytical methods, or respiratory drug delivery
• Ability to define technical direction and guide decision-making across projects and teams
• Strong programme and project leadership skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Proven capability in solving complex technical problems and driving solutions
• Experience leading external collaborations, including academic, clinical, and industry partners
• Experience contributing to grant applications, consortium-based projects, or externally funded research programmes
• Ability to work effectively across Business Development, Regulatory, and Quality functions
• Strong mentoring capability, supporting the development of scientists across the team
• Advanced analytical capability, including development and application of methods (e.g. UV-Vis, HPLC)
• Proficiency in statistical analysis, using tools such as Minitab or GraphPad Prism
• Solid understanding of GMP, laboratory compliance, risk assessments, and EHS requirements within a laboratory environment
• Experience contributing to regulatory documentation, audits, and inspections
• Track record of driving continuous improvement in scientific and laboratory
What is it like to work at Aerogen? Our purpose is to transform patient lives and our ethos is to #discoverbetter. This also translates to how we look after our people. We want talented, passionate and engaged people to join Aerogen and build your career with us. We understand that your life evolves through different stages, and we are here to support our global team with a range of financial and non-financial rewards and benefits. There's something for everyone! Here is an idea of what we offer:
• Competitive bonus plan.
• Above market life insurance.
• Opportunities for development and professional growth.
• "Aerogen Connect" - our employee-led program that helps our global teams unite and have fun.
• We donate 1% of profits and time to charities and organisations.
Visit our careers website for more information about life at Aerogen.
Aerogen is committed to promoting diversity, inclusion, and equality in the workplace. If you have difficulty using our application process, please contact us via email at [email protected]. Please provide your name and preferred contact method.
Recognised through multiple MedTech awards, including being named Galway Chamber Company of the Year 2025, 2026 American Chamber of Commerce Ireland Global Impact Award and an eleven-time winner of the Zenith Award for Respiratory Care Excellence in North America, our employees make a difference to patients' lives every day, having reached over 30 million patients in more than 80 countries.
Today, Aerogen is powered by a global team representing 54 nationalities, working together with a shared commitment to improving patient care. Our talented and skilled team collaborate to innovate, challenge and test not only in relation to our products but every facet of how we work.
We lead the way by finding innovative solutions to even the most complex problems, all in the name of delivering better patient outcomes.
Our business continues to grow rapidly across the globe and, as we grow, our core culture of "We Care" universally connects us. We believe that your ambition and integrity fuels ours, and we are committed to supporting our employees to reach their full potential through tangible investment in their careers.
Join us as we continue to #discoverbetter.
What is the role? The Senior Scientist II leads scientific programmes that support the development and advancement of Aerogen's respiratory drug delivery technologies. The role operates as a scientific leader within the team, setting technical direction across projects and ensuring delivery of complex, high-impact work.
The role includes leading multiple projects or workstreams, guiding study design, and driving technical decision-making. The Senior Scientist II is responsible for solving complex scientific challenges, advancing analytical and experimental approaches, and ensuring high standards of scientific quality.
The role also involves working closely with external partners, explaining Aerogen technology, and leading collaborative research and development activities. This includes representing Aerogen's technical capability across externally funded programmes, shaping technical discussions, and contributing to grant development and execution in collaboration with Business Development and Regulatory teams.
In addition to technical leadership, the role includes mentoring and developing team members, supporting capability growth, and influencing how the team operates. While maintaining a strong understanding of laboratory work, the role places greater emphasis on leadership, oversight, and strategic contribution.
This role requires demonstrated capability in mentoring others, managing programmes and projects (both internal and external), a strong interest in laboratory-based work, and a solid understanding of relevant testing standards (e.g. ISO 27427, USP <601>, Ph. Eur. 2.9.44).
What are the key responsibilities?
Scientific Leadership & Delivery:
• Define and lead technical direction across projects and programmes, ensuring alignment with R&D strategy.
• Lead and execute advanced in vitro and pre-clinical aerosol science studies (e.g. delivered dose, aerosol performance, formulation compatibility) to support internal and externally funded research programmes.
• Translate project objectives into robust experimental plans, ensuring methods are scientifically sound, reproducible, and aligned with stakeholder expectations.
• Oversee device development, testing, and validation activities, ensuring high quality outputs.
Analytical & Technical Expertise:
• Lead the development, optimisation, and application of analytical methods and experimental approaches (e.g. UV-Vis, HPLC).
• Provide technical leadership on inhaled drug/device compatibility, including formulation properties, device configuration, and aerosolisation risks.
• Identify and resolve complex scientific and technical challenges across projects.
External Collaboration & Grant Programmes:
• Lead technical engagement with external partners, including pharmaceutical companies, academic groups, and research consortia.
• Act as Aerogen's scientific representative within multi-partner grant consortia, contributing to defined work packages.
• Ensure Aerogen's role is clearly represented and aligned with agreed project scope (e.g. advisory vs. delivery responsibilities).
• Contribute to grant applications and proposal development, including technical sections and justification of effort (person-months).
• Author, review, and approve scientific deliverables required for grant milestones (e.g. reports, data packages, experimental summaries).
• Support responses to grant reviews, reporting cycles, and audits.
Data Integrity, Quality & Compliance:
• Generate and manage high-quality scientific data suitable for regulatory submissions, grant reporting, and audit readiness.
• Ensure all work is conducted in line with GLP principles, internal quality systems, and external funding requirements.
• Maintain accurate experimental records, ensuring data traceability and version control.
• Ensure compliance with laboratory, health, safety, and regulatory standards, including oversight of risk assessments and laboratory practices.
• Biological Safety (BSO Support): Support the Biological Safety Officer in overseeing the safe use of biological agents and ensuring compliance with biosafety regulations and internal procedures.
• EHS Responsibilities: Act as a key contact for EHS within the team, supporting compliance with environmental, health, and safety requirements, liaising with Aerogen EHS, and representing the group during audits and inspections as required.
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
• Collaborate with Quality, Regulatory, Project Management, and Business Development teams to ensure scientific outputs align with regulatory positioning and company strategy.
• Provide technical input to internal risk assessments related to aerosolisation, formulation handling, and experimental design.
Leadership & Team Development
• Mentor and develop scientists across the team, supporting technical growth and strengthening overall capability.
• Provide clear scientific communication and present complex data to internal stakeholders and external partners.
Continuous Improvement
• Drive improvements in scientific approaches, analytical methods, and laboratory processes.
General Duties
• Carry out any other duties as required by your manager.
What education and experience are required? • Minimum Degree in a relevant discipline.
• Minimum of 6-9 years' experience in a pharmaceutical/medical device laboratory.
What key skills will make you great at the role? • Fluent in English, both spoken and written, with the ability to clearly communicate complex scientific information
• Deep technical expertise in aerosol science, analytical methods, or respiratory drug delivery
• Ability to define technical direction and guide decision-making across projects and teams
• Strong programme and project leadership skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Proven capability in solving complex technical problems and driving solutions
• Experience leading external collaborations, including academic, clinical, and industry partners
• Experience contributing to grant applications, consortium-based projects, or externally funded research programmes
• Ability to work effectively across Business Development, Regulatory, and Quality functions
• Strong mentoring capability, supporting the development of scientists across the team
• Advanced analytical capability, including development and application of methods (e.g. UV-Vis, HPLC)
• Proficiency in statistical analysis, using tools such as Minitab or GraphPad Prism
• Solid understanding of GMP, laboratory compliance, risk assessments, and EHS requirements within a laboratory environment
• Experience contributing to regulatory documentation, audits, and inspections
• Track record of driving continuous improvement in scientific and laboratory
What is it like to work at Aerogen? Our purpose is to transform patient lives and our ethos is to #discoverbetter. This also translates to how we look after our people. We want talented, passionate and engaged people to join Aerogen and build your career with us. We understand that your life evolves through different stages, and we are here to support our global team with a range of financial and non-financial rewards and benefits. There's something for everyone! Here is an idea of what we offer:
• Competitive bonus plan.
• Above market life insurance.
• Opportunities for development and professional growth.
• "Aerogen Connect" - our employee-led program that helps our global teams unite and have fun.
• We donate 1% of profits and time to charities and organisations.
Visit our careers website for more information about life at Aerogen.
Aerogen is committed to promoting diversity, inclusion, and equality in the workplace. If you have difficulty using our application process, please contact us via email at [email protected]. Please provide your name and preferred contact method.
