Scientist - Process Development - III

Position: Scientist - Process Development - III

Location: Foster City, CA 94404

Duration: 12 Months

Job Type: Temporary Assignment

Work Type: Onsite

Payrate:$ 50.00 - 61.00/hr.

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. The below job opportunity is with one of our Biotech clients who researches develop and commercializes drugs. The company focuses primarily on antiviral drugs used in the treatment of HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and influenza, including Harvoni and Sovaldi.

Position Summary

• We are seeking a highly motivated Sr Associate Scientist to support purification process development activities for biologics during pivotal and commercial development phases. This role is laboratory focused and supports bench scale downstream purification development and process characterization studies.
• The ideal candidate has strong hands-on laboratory skills, experience with purification process execution, and the ability to troubleshoot and refine experimental methods in a fast-paced development environment.

Key Responsibilities

Purification Process Development

• Execute purification process development and characterization experiments in support of pivotal and commercial programs
• Perform bench scale purification studies including chromatography, filtration, and UF/DF as appropriate
• Support resin and membrane lifetime studies, robustness assessments, and process characterization activities
• Collect, analyze, and interpret experimental data in compliance with data integrity expectations.
• Author experimental protocols, reports, and maintain high quality electronic laboratory notebook documentation

Technical Excellence & Collaboration

• Support implementation of new purification technologies, instrumentation, and platform enhancements.
• Troubleshoot equipment, materials, and experimental methods to improve robustness and reproducibility
• Maintain a state‑of‑the‑art purification lab, including instrumentation readiness and workflow improvements.
• Partner with upstream, downstream, and cross‑functional colleagues as needed on development and characterization initiatives.
• Adhere to all training, safety, quality, and compliance requirements.

Qualifications / Skills / Experience

• M.S. with 4 years or B.S. with 6 years of relevant industry experience in chemical engineering, biochemistry, bioengineering, or related discipline.
• Hands on experience with downstream purification techniques including chromatography and filtration.
• Experience with tangential flow filtration, AKTA systems, and UNICORN software is preferred.
• Strong experimental execution, data analysis, and documentation skills.
• Ability to work both independently and in collaborative, fast‑paced environments.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.

TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.