Careers
Come work with RION in the heart of downtown Rochester, a vibrant rapidly-growing city located in Southeast Minnesota.
Located in the home of the number one hospital in the country, time and again, Rochester, MN, ranks among the best places to live in the United States owing to its affordable cost of living, healthy lifestyle, stellar school systems, and exceptional quality of life. Rochester is also well known as a global destination for health and wellness.
For the past decade, state officials in collaboration with the Mayo Clinic and City of Rochester, have implemented Destination Medical Center, a 20-year, $5.6 billion economic development initiative focused on developing Rochester as a global epicenter for life sciences and healthcare innovation. Utilizing public and private investments, Rochester is creating an inviting ecosystem for biotechnology start-up ventures looking to capitalize on a skilled and educated workforce.
MISSION AND VISION
Re-Imagining Medicine
We seek to change the approach to regenerative medicine by utilizing exosome technology to improve the lives of more patients, in more places, across more diseases, from every walk of life.
2017
Year Founded
40+
Number of employees
2
Decades of Research
20
Peer Reviewed Publications
Do you have PEP?
If you are Passionate, Experienced, and Persistent, then RION would be a great fit for you!
RION is assembling a team of top talent from across the country and throughout the pharma/biotech industry. We strongly believe in hiring for culture add, not culture fit. Our lead clinical candidate, PEP™, is core to our mission, but PEP means something different to everyone.
Explore our available positions below by clicking the (+) sign and learn more about our current openings. If one of the available roles is right for you, click the Apply Now and be redirected to the posting.
Available Positions
Director Regulatory Affairs
Position Description
The Director of Regulatory Affairs will direct the preparation and submission of regulatory agency applications, reports, or correspondence and will report to the Chief Regulatory Officer at Rion.
Qualifications:
- One of the following combinations of education and experience is required: (A) a minimum of a bachelor’s degree plus 15 years of health regulated industry experience OR (B) a master level degree plus 10 years of health regulated industry experience OR (C) a PharmD/PhD with 5 year health regulated industry.
- A degree in a scientific discipline is preferred
- Strong knowledge of the drug development process and regulatory submission and approval process is required
- Understanding of FDA and ICH Regulatory requirements and guidelines specific to the areas of clinical research, product development, and labeling is required
- Experience responding to FDA requests and managing FDA interactions is required
- Experience lifecycle management of IND/NDA applications is required
- Demonstrated experience in critically reviewing and compiling regulatory documents is required
- A proven ability to work successfully within a reciprocal team environment as an individual contributor and decision maker within a cross-functional organization is required
- The ability to effectively prioritize assignments for multiple products and projects simultaneously is required
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
All resumes can be sent to careers@riontx.com
Production Assistant
Position Description
This position is for a production assistant located in Rochester, MN. This position will support the manufacturing of our unique biologic technology and finished skincare products. The ideal candidate will have a strong attention to detail, ability to work independently and as a member of a small team. This is a hands-on role to support both current and future development and manufacturing of cutting-edge skincare products
Basic Requirements:
- Basic mathematical skills necessary for weighing and measuring
- Self-Starter
- Ability to work independently
- Team player
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Must be able to lift 50lbs
All resumes can be sent to careers@riontx.com
Senior Process Engineer
Position Description
This position is for an engineer/scientist focused on pharmaceutical/biologics manufacturing located in Rochester, MN. This position will support process development and early clinical manufacturing. The ideal candidate will have strong technical skills, strong written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to work independently, as a member of a team, and proven leadership experience. This is a hands-on role to support both current and future development and manufacturing of cutting-edge biopharmaceutical products.
This position requires the individual to be onsite every day, located in or near Rochester, MN.
Basic Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in a science or engineering discipline or equivalent level of proven technical experience.
- 8 years of process development experience in BioPharma Industry.
- Detail oriented and self-motivated with strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently/autonomously, within prescribed guidelines, and as a team member.
- Demonstrated ability to follow detailed directions in a manufacturing GMP environment or equivalent.
Preferred requirements:
- Master’s degree or PhD in science or engineering
- 10+ years of experience in a manufacturing/process development environment.
- LEAN, Six-Sigma, or other efficiency program experience
- Experience manufacturing in a pharmaceutical environment.
- Experience leading a team.
- Direct Supervisor/Management experience a plus.
- Experience with pharmaceutical product purification and single use systems.
All resumes can be sent to careers@riontx.com
Portfolio Project Manager / Sr. Manager
Position Description
Reporting to the Vice President of Program Management, the Portfolio Project Manager will coordinate cross-functional efforts including generating, driving, and reporting on schedules, budgets, and risks/mitigations associated with projects which enable progression of our preclinical and human clinical programs, our veterinary clinical programs, and our therapeutic platform initiatives.
We are seeking a dynamic and results-oriented individual to lead the planning, coordination, execution, and reporting of critical projects in our growing portfolio. As a key contributor, you will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with company goals.
While corporate headquarters is based in Rochester, MN the current PM team members reside near the Boston area, and there is an expectation of in-person team interaction in or around Boston on a semi-frequent basis
Basic Requirements:
- Education:
Bachelor of Science degree in Life Sciences, Biotechnology, or relevant medicine/human disease/pharmaceutical development related field. - Experience:
- 3–5 years of program/project management experience in the biotech, pharmaceutical, or life sciences industry -or- 1-3 years of program/project management experience and 3-5 years of experience in biotech Development, Manufacturing, Quality, or Regulatory disciplines.
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced startup or similar environment.
- In-depth knowledge of drug development process, and familiarity with CMC, Preclinical, Clinical, and Regulatory workflows is highly desirable
- Experience in program/project management best practices, familiarity with project management tools and proficiency in Microsoft Office suite of software (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Experience in timeline management, risk management, and budget/resource management
- Skills:
- Strong organizational, time management, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and to adapt to shifting priorities and unforeseen challenges.
- Aptitude for working under evolving conditions and with a sense of urgency to meet milestones
- Effective team leadership experience, including a proven track record of successfully leading a team to deliverables (ideally from a remote setting)
All resumes can be sent to careers@riontx.com
Research Associate
Position Description
The Research Associate will contribute to ongoing scientific projects within the Research and Development laboratory focused on Rion’s exosome technology. As such, the candidate will possess the technical skills required to conduct experiments and assays in a wet lab environment involving techniques such as mammalian cell culture, flow cytometry, ELISA, RT-qPCR, and colorimetric/fluorometric-based assays. The Research Associate will be responsible for the execution of experiments, as well as data interpretation and final reporting. The position affords the opportunity to serve as a key member of Rion’s scientific team and contribute to the advancement of exosome therapeutics. The Research Associate will work closely with the Research and Development Scientists and support the efforts Process Development. As such, the successful candidate will work in an upbeat, highly collaborative and dynamic environment. Additional responsibilities associated with this position will involve assisting in day-to-day laboratory operations such as inventory management, procurement, and general laboratory and equipment maintenance.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree with focus in Biological Sciences
- 1+ years of relevant work experience in a biological sciences laboratory
- Prior experience in research laboratory with demonstrated ability to summarize findings and compose technical scientific documents. Experience with mammalian cell culture, ELISA, Western blotting and/or RT-qPCR preferred
- Sound scientific knowledge in cellular biology and human disease
- Proficient in data analysis and graphical software (ex. Microsoft Excel, GraphPad Prism)
- Excellent communication skills and ability to present findings to members of the R&D team
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Ability to independently solve problems
- Demonstrated ability to work as a team player with multi-disciplinary project teams
All resumes can be sent to careers@riontx.com
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Our Perks
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- 401K or IRA Retirement Savings
- Supplemental Life Insurance
- Short and Long-Term Disability
- Insurance Paid Family Leave Paid
- Time Off Paid Holidays
- Parking Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- 401K or IRA Retirement Savings
- Supplemental Life Insurance
- Short and Long-Term Disability
- Insurance Paid Family Leave Paid
- Time Off Paid Holidays
- Parking Benefits
EEO STATEMENT
RION is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that complies with all applicable federal, state and local fair employment practices laws. RION strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including pregnancy), gender (including gender nonconformity and status as a transgender or transsexual individual), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, marital status, AIDS/HIV status, smoker/nonsmoker, and occupational pneumoconiosis or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law.
RECRUITMENT & STAFFING AGENCIES
RION does not accept agency resumes unless contacted directly by internal RION Talent Acquisition. Please do not forward resumes to RION employees, or any other company locations; RION is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.