Research Associate, Downstream

Looking to join a passionate team dedicated to developing and manufacturing life-saving biopharmaceuticals? Avid Bioservices is a leading clinical and commercial biologics CDMO focused on creating innovative solutions to meet the needs of our clients and improve patient outcomes.

Your Role:

The Research Associate will be responsible for support of the development, characterization, scale-up, and tech transfer of downstream processes to enable advancement of our client's processes into GMP production. In addition, the Research Associate supports maintenance of laboratory equipment and laboratories and may support new technology evaluations that improve our ability to develop, scale-up and execute production processes.

• Perform purification experiments at the bench and pilot scale spanning early to late phase development. The Research Associate will apply platform approaches or follow guidance from supervisors on experimental strategies and utilize problem solving skills to tackle day-to-day experimental challenges. Support communication of experimental progress and results including data analysis with management internally and externally to clients if needed.
• Operate, maintain, and troubleshoot purification equipment such as chromatography systems, filtration skids, pH and conductivity meters and other general lab equipment. The Research Associate will also support general laboratory maintenance and operations tasks.
• Support 5S, operational excellence and best practice initiative in downstream process development and the overall process development team.
• Demonstrate the desire to expand and develop skills in downstream development and adjacent fields to further support the process development team.
• Other tasks as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS degree and 1 years of relevant industry experience with demonstrated working knowledge of scientific principles.
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook and PowerPoint
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents
• Ability to maintain recordkeeping systems
• Ability to calculate molarity and normality
• Understanding of ion exchange, affinity interaction, size exclusion, and hydrophobic interaction chromatography
• Chemical or biological lab experience is highly desired.

Physical demands/role specific needs:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with different abilities to perform the essential functions.

• Occasional exposure to risk of electrical shock
• Occasional exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals
• Occasional exposure to vibration
• Occasional exposure to fumes or airborne particles
• Occasional exposure to wet or humid conditions (non-weather)
• Occasional work near moving mechanical parts
• Noise level in the work environment is occasionally loud

Work Environment:

• Regular requirement to sit, talk or hear, use hands to finger, handle or feel, or reach with hands and arms.
• Frequent requirement to stand and walk.
• Occasional requirement to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Regularly lift up to 10 pounds.
• Occasionally lift up to 20 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, and color vision.

Who you are:

• You have a "bring it on!" team player approach and an unshakable positive attitude, always ready to tackle anything that comes your way.
• Your written and verbal skills are out of this world, and you communicate with clarity and confidence.
• You have exceptional multitasking skills and an unparalleled attention to detail that ensure the smooth running of everything.
• You are a master at building relationships, capable of establishing connections with anyone, be it team members, clients, vendors, or suppliers.

Compensation:

We offer competitive compensation packages for this role, including a base salary, equity grants, performance-based bonuses, and comprehensive benefits such as health, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) matching, and paid time off.

The compensation range for this role is $65,600 to $87,500 annually, depending on experience and qualifications. Additionally, we offer opportunities for career growth and development as well as a supportive and inclusive work environment.