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Process Development Engineer – Cell Therapy
Cellicor is your Talent Solutions Firm providing customized talent solutions to the Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical & Medical Device markets. Our commitment to excellence ensures that we provide the world's top talent, equipped with deep market knowledge to bring our client partners a seamless, innovative experience.
Cellicor is seeking to hire a Process Development Engineer – Cell Therapy. This position sits within the MSAT organization and will have a strong focus on hands-on process development, including cell culture, bioreactor studies, process scale-up, and supporting the transition of processes into GMP manufacturing.
Requirements & Qualifications for the Process Development Engineer:
- 2–4 years of experience in biotechnology, pharmaceutical, biologics, cell therapy, or gene therapy
- Hands-on cell culture and aseptic processing experience
- Experience within Process Development, MSAT, or Manufacturing
- Exposure to bioreactors, upstream processing, process scale-up, or technology transfer is preferred
- Knowledge or exposure to cGMP manufacturing
- Strong problem-solving, communication, and technical documentation skills
- BS and/or MS in Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Biological Engineering, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, or related scientific discipline
- Engineering degree preferred, but not required
Responsibilities for the Process Development Engineer:
- Assist with designing, executing, and documenting process development experiments
- Perform hands-on laboratory and cell culture/process development activities
- Support bioreactor process development and scale-up
- Support technology transfer from Process Development into Manufacturing
- Help implement processes into GMP manufacturing
- Provide hands-on technical support and troubleshooting during manufacturing operations
- Support manufacturing readiness and GMP batch execution
- Collaborate with Process Development, MSAT, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, and Supply Chain teams
- Support technical documentation including SOPs, protocols, batch records, and reports