Assistant Process Engineer

JOB TITLE : Assistant Process Engineer

Location : Seattle, WA (50% onsite)

Duration : 6 months initial (potential extension / potential right to hire)

Job Purpose / Position Summary

The client is a global biopharmaceutical company leading the way in medical innovation to help patients live longer, better lives. Our purpose as a company is to discover and develop therapies that will change the course of human health. We value our passion for patients, quest for innovation, spirit of independence and love of challenge. With a presence in more than 70 countries and growing - we look for talented people to grow our business, advance our science and contribute to our unique culture. We are developing novel cellular immunotherapies based on two distinct and complementary platforms – Chimeric Antigen Receptors (CARs) and T Cell Receptors (TCRs) technologies. Our goal is to revolutionize medicine by re-engaging the body’s immune system to treat cancer.

We are looking for a Associate Engineer to join the raw materials team within the CTTO (Cell Therapy Technical Operations) department. The Raw Materials team is responsible for management of end-to-end raw materials including buffers, reagents, media, single-use system and lentiviral vector. This includes but is not limited to vendor management, change control partnership with the vendors, proactive process monitoring using statistics, deviation management, process improvements to support CAR-T therapies during late stage clinical, tech transfer, and commercial production.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following :

• Support as a SME for raw materials including single-use systems (SUS) and material sciences.
• Provide technical support on in CAR-T commercial manufacturing.
• Lead projects involving the introduction and qualification of materials, second sourcing efforts, and development of material specifications.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to execute risk mitigations and initiatives to improve the quality and supply chain robustness of existing raw materials.
• Deliver strategies for prioritizing and executing raw material projects, including the establishment and improvement of internal standards and business processes.
• Vendor management including change controls, audits, deviations, and QRM programs.
• Support investigations and ensure compliance with internal standards and requirements.
• Perform technical diligence visits to raw material supplier sites with cross-functional teams.
• Provide necessary technical analysis to support impact assessments and investigations.
• Support responses for Information Request (IR) from regulatory bodies.

Skills / Knowledge Required :

PREREQUISITES Experience in Single Use Systems, GMP experience, Data Management

Additional Skills :

If hired, you will enjoy the following Eclaro Benefits :

If you feel you are qualified with the required skills and if you are interested , please free to send your word version most updated resume TAILORED to the job description above to June@eclaro.com or call (212)804-7476.

Equal Opportunity Employer : Eclaro values diversity and does not discriminate based on Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status, in compliance with all applicable laws.