What are the responsibilities and job description for the Process Development Associate position at Infotree Global Solutions?
Must have lab experience and at least one year working on similar projects
*WEEKEND work requirement (1-2 weekend days a month for a total of 3-4 hours)*
Ideal candidates will: work on protein chromatography, filtration, and UF/DF operations, as well as automation programming for chromatography systems and robotic liquid handling systems. The candidates will also be involved in data compilation and analysis. Must have lab experience and at least one year working on similar projects.
- B.S. 1-2 YOE lab-based experience or strong fundamental, Bio Chem, Chemistry, or Bio Processing degree is preferred. Chromatography.
The Pivotal Drug Substance Technologies organization at Client develops, characterizes and supports clinical drug substance manufacturing processes for all late-stage programs in the Client portfolio.
This lab-based position is located at our Thousand Oaks, CA site. The successful candidate will be responsible for support of the development, characterization, scale-up and support of upstream and downstream processes to enable clinical advancement of Client programs.
This role is in an integrated bioprocess development group in which cell culture and purification scientists work together to advance Client rich, exciting and dynamic pipeline. With Client biology first approach, the position provides the unique opportunity to work on multiple modalities including antibodies, BiTEs, and bispecifics.
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 laboratory operations, technology development, and 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.
Ability to identify, develop and implement solutions to practical problems through application of fundamental scientific and engineering principles, preferably in a process development environment.
Basic understanding of protein chromatography, filtration or cell culture principles; hands-on experience with purification operations is a plus.
Familiarity with 5S principles and organization of laboratory workspaces is a plus.
Prior experience with data analytical tools (Excel, Spotfire, etc.) is preferred. Motivated self-starter with excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
Team player with the ability to successfully work within a diverse team in a dynamic, cross-functional environment.
Top 3 Must Have Skill Sets:
• Relevant hands-on lab experience in cell culture and/or protein purification. (Preference for experience with protein purification)
• Strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment.
• Experience with data analysis tools - Spotfire, Excel,
• Experience in writing report summarizes from the lab experiments will really stand out but not required
Day to Day Responsibilities:
• Execute purification experiments, including filtration, chromatography, and UFDF at different scales.
• Program automation for process equipment including chromatography systems and robotic liquid handling systems.
• Execute process/equipment troubleshooting.
• Design experiments and analyze the data using visualization and analytics software.
• Document experimental data in lab notebooks.
• Communicate findings through reports and presentations.