This is what you will do:

The Associate Scientist II will perform assigned tasks to support the operational scale up of Pilot-scale manufacturing processes for Alexion’s bio-therapeutic candidates. Work routinely in collaboration with other members of Process Development and other groups in Product Development and Clinical Supply organization.

You will be responsible for:

• Support of pilot scale operations (up to 500L product bioreactor and corresponding downstream purification process) including upstream mammalian cell culture, downstream purification steps, and buffer preparation operations for production of biologics.
• Assisting in laboratory management including projection of material needs and maintenance of lab and pilot scale equipment, set up and clean up activities
• Documenting results in electronic notebooks, paper forms, and technical reports

You will need to have:

• MS with 1 years or BS with 2 years of experience
• Proficiency with MS Office programs, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
• Experience in any area of biologics process development (cell culture and/or purification) or biologics manufacturing

We would prefer for you to have:

• Understand of assigned technical tasks
• Interpersonal skills to delivers effective technical presentations within functional group, drafts, edits and finalizes technical documents without templates
• Collaborate with team to achieve shared objectives!
• Conduct assigned routine tasks in the scale up area with limited supervision, operational experience with Pilot Scale bioreactors, and/or chromatography skids is a plus.
• Strategic ability: Regularly interacts with peers within same functional group
• Ownership: Works with supervisor and coworkers to ensure assigned tasks are completed, Understands/acts on priority of assigned tasks under direct supervision
• Manage aspects of a technical project.

Expectation of working in the office 4 days a week statement: When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working give us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That’s why we work, on average, a minimum of four days per week from the office. But that doesn’t mean we’re not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

AstraZeneca requires all US employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 but will consider requests for reasonable accommodations as required by applicable law.

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.