Assistant Scientist

• Responsible for daily operation in the Downstream Pilot Plant Lab, including operating chromatographic and filtration skids, sample submission, preparing buffers, and monitoring/troubleshooting.
• Follow SOPs and fill out technical forms including campaign summary reports and batch records.
• Maintain a safe work environment in the Pilot Plant Lab.
• Introduce, evaluate, and implement innovative new process technologies to support platform evolution.
• Participate in cross-functional teams to support process investigations, process development, scale-up, and tech transfer to clinical and commercial manufacturing.
• Collaborate with partner Upstream Pilot Plant Lab and Downstream Process Development to ensure smooth process and material transfer.
• Track performance of Scale-up data against development scale to aid Process Development teams in the development of scale-down models.

• B.S. in Chemical/Biochemical Engineering, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, or related biologics fields with 2 years of industry experience is required.
• Strong knowledge of downstream process development and unit operations, including chromatography and tangential flow filtration is preferred.
• Working knowledge of current good manufacturing practices is a plus.
• Prior experience in single-use manufacturing and automation is a plus.
• Knowledge of upstream processing is a plus.
• Knowledge of analytical techniques such as HPLC, Gel Electrophoresis, or others is a plus.
• Knowledge of statistics, design of experiment, and data analysis is a plus.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Last updated on Oct 31, 2023