Full-Time

Senior Environmental Engineer

Posted on 8/28/2025

Curia

Curia

1,001-5,000 employees

End-to-end drug development and manufacturing

Compensation Overview

$87k - $109.3k/yr

Albany, NY, USA

In Person

Category
Biology & Biotech (2)
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Requirements
  • BA/BS Degree in a relevant field and 5 years of related work experience
  • MA/MS Degree in a relevant field and 3 years of related work experience
  • PhD in a relevant field and 1 year of related work experience
  • Must pass a background check
  • Must pass a drug screen
  • May be required to pass Occupational Health Screening
Responsibilities
  • Direct and coordinate plant activities and programs for maintaining environmental compliance
  • Coordinate selection of programs and technologies to reduce water, waste and air emissions
  • Review current and proposed safety, health and environmental regulations, standards and guidance for impact at Curia facilities
  • Provide guidance and training of site activities for environmental compliance
  • Prepare environmental reports and submissions as required by Federal, State and local regulations and Curia requirements
  • Lead programs to reduce emissions from air, water, and hazardous waste
  • Manage environmental programs such as bulk chemical and petroleum storage, air permit, wastewater discharge, contaminated soil/groundwater, hazardous waste treatment/storage/disposal, and SARA reporting as needed and recommend/implement actions where necessary
  • Provide support as necessary to the site EHS leader to ensure compliance with all Federal, State, Local and Curia environmental requirements
  • Project management of environmental, safety and health projects
  • Function independently
  • Recommend and implement methods to increase the quality of products and/or services
  • Participate in self-development activities and training of others
  • Exhibit safety awareness and safe work practices
  • Coordinate with EHS and Engineering peers in OSHA safety programs
Desired Qualifications
  • Project management experience
  • Familiarity & Experience with New York Department of Environmental Conservation regulations
  • Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form

Curia is a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) that partners with pharmaceutical and biotech companies to move medical breakthroughs from concept to market. It provides end-to-end services across the drug development lifecycle, including early research, method development and validation, preformulation, material science, solid-state chemistry, and package device testing. Revenue comes from service contracts for specialized capabilities and expertise, with clients ranging from small startups to large pharma. Curia also collaborates with industry leaders to advance continuous flow development and manufacturing programs. The company differentiates itself through flexible and scalable solutions, deep scientific expertise, and state-of-the-art technology that help clients accelerate development timelines while navigating discovery to commercialization. Its goal is to enable efficient, reliable progression of drug candidates from conception through to market approval.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

Debt Financing

Total Funding

$1.1B

Headquarters

Albany, New York

Founded

1991

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Biologics segment expansion under Steve Lavezoli accelerates high-margin pharmaceutical outsourcing revenue growth.
  • Carterra partnership positions Curia to capture Pacific Northwest biotech demand in antibody discovery services.
  • Gerald Auer's CFO appointment signals M&A activity and potential strategic initiatives enhancing shareholder value.

What critics are saying

  • Pace Life Sciences acquisition of New Jersey lab erodes Curia's analytical testing capacity and revenue.
  • Larger CDMOs like Lonza and Catalent undercut Curia on biologics capacity, stealing biotech contracts.
  • FDA scrutiny on srRNA manufacturing defects from Replicate Bioscience Phase 1 triggers potential client exodus.

What makes Curia unique

  • Pioneer in self-replicating RNA manufacturing, demonstrated through Replicate Bioscience Phase 1 clinical trial support.
  • Integrated enzymatic doggybone DNA technology via Touchlight collaboration expands mRNA manufacturing competitive advantages.
  • End-to-end CDMO services from discovery through cGMP manufacturing differentiate Curia from specialized competitors.

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Benefits

Paid Vacation

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Tuition Reimbursement

Professional Development Budget

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