Downstream Process Development Scientist

Title: Scientist– Downstream Process Development

Location: Carlsbad, CA

Duration: 4 Months

Temp to perm potential (not guaranteed)

8am-5pm - need flex for OT and some weekend work

100% on-site

Must Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering/ Biochemistry preferred
• Early/late-stage process development experience
• chromatography experience

Knowledge, skills, and abilities

• Possesses working knowledge of downstream bioprocessing (normal flow filtration, tangential flow filtration, purification)
• Hands-on experience with bench- and pilot-scale purification equipment
• Demonstrates excellent technical writing skills, strong verbal communication, and interpersonal skills including the ability to explain processes used to achieve results of assigned tasks
• Must be able to work independently and effectively in cross-functional teams
• Must be highly self-motivated, organized, enProduct scientific investigation and thinking
• Knowledge of current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs), technology transfer, and process scale-up
• Familiar with analytical assays to support downstream development effort
• Computer skills including at least intermediate level experience with Microsoft Office software

Main job responsibilities

• BS - 4 years of industry experience
• Independently execute downstream experiments in support of development or tech transfer of client projects
• Supports drafting standard laboratory procedures, study protocols, summary reports, and tech transfer documentation (SOPs, study protocols, study reports, process flow diagrams, process description, BOMs)
• Document and troubleshoot observations during experiment execution, independently analyze and interpret experiment results
• Performs duties independently with general guidance from senior team members
• Must have the ability to work overtime and/or weekends when necessary