# Research Associate, Purification Process Development (Contractor)

The Opportunity The Research Associate Contractor in Purification Process Development will be responsible for executing downstream purification activities at Visterra. Reporting to the Senior Manager of Purification, the Associate is responsible for execution of experiments in the lab to support progress of Visterra molecules though development. The Associate will work closely with internal partners in Analytical Development, Cell Culture, and Quality Assurance as well as with external partners at contract manufacturing sites. The Associate will work closely with the research team to plan and execute lab-based experiments for assessing the developability of candidate molecules and should expect to be in the lab roughly 80% of the time. This is a contract position located at Visterra’s offices in Waltham, MA. Responsibilities Executing experiments in Visterra’s state-of-the-art purification lab to generate material for internal customers, support process development and tech transfer, and to develop an understanding of the developability of candidate therapeutics. Planning and executing experiments designed to evaluate the developability of candidate protein therapeutics. Presenting

- **Id**: 3824714
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/visterra-research-associate-purification-process-development-contractor>
- **Role**: Science & Research
- **Role family**: Science & Research
- **Seniority**: junior
- **Employment type**: contractor
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Waltham, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-22T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-10-22
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-08T14:15:01Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 17
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3787
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Drug Discovery, Biologics & Biosimilars

## Company

- **Id**: 4394506
- **Name**: Visterra
- **Domain**: visterrainc.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/lux-capital-7>
- **Size band**: 51-200
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: BambooHR

## Salary

- **Min**: 37
- **Max**: 46
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: hour
- **Usd annual**: 92000

## Technologies

- **Cell Culture** — Optional: no
- **Chromatography** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 17

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-05T18:06:30Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 4 · green card filings: 1; Filings 12m: 4

## Liveness

- **Score**: 71
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.789
- **P room**: 0.9
- **Age days**: 17
- **Expected fill days**: 29
- **Reasons**: conf:1, win:mid, comp:junior
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 92000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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