The Pre-Pivotal Drug Substance Technologies organization at our client develops, characterizes and supports clinical drug substance manufacturing processes for all early-stage programs in the company portfolio.
The Pivotal Drug Substance Technologies organization develops, characterizes and supports clinical drug substance manufacturing processes for all late-stage programs in the company portfolio.
This role is in an integrated bioprocess development group in which cell culture and purification scientists work together to advance the company's rich, exciting and dynamic pipeline. With the company's biology first approach, the position provides the unique opportunity to work on multiple modalities including antibodies, BiTEs, oncolytic viruses, bispecifics, and siRNAs.
The successful candidate will design and execute experiments at the bench scale, spanning the end-to-end drug substance process, including both cell culture and purification operations. The candidate will apply established platform approaches and utilize problem-solving skills to rapidly solve day-to-day experimental challenges. Additionally, the candidate will utilize out-of-the-box thinking to contribute to technology development, including process automation. Finally, the candidate will also expand and develop skills in both cell culture and purification, thereby further contributing to the integrated group.
Basic Qualifications: - Bachelor’s or master’s degree OR Associate degree and 4 years scientific experience
Preferred Qualifications: - Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Life Sciences, or other relevant sciences with a demonstrated record of excellence.
- Basic understanding of protein chromatography and filtration processes and hands-on industry experience with purification operations.
- Prior experience with data analytical tools (Excel, Spotfire, etc.) is preferred. Experience with statistical analysis and programming in JMP, R, and/or Python environments is a plus.
- Team player with the ability to successfully work within a diverse team in a dynamic, cross-functional environment.