Assistant Scientist
Devens, MA
Lab Facing role
Onsite role --person must be flexile with their schedule as the needs of the business change
Responsibilities
Design and execute protocols to solve process-related manufacturing investigations and drive process improvements by using laboratory and pilot scale-down models in protein chromatography, viral inactivation, viral filtration, ultrafiltration/diafiltration, membrane filtration, depth filtration, and centrifugation.
Document experimental data and results, verify and interpret data with respect to the laboratory protocol and manufacturing process.
Perform / oversee process characterization of downstream unit operations.
Work closely in collaboration with other process development functional areas.
Author and review technical documents and protocols; follow written scientific methods and experimental protocols, documents results, authors and reviews summary reports.
Appropriate GLP/GMP procedures must be followed.
Qualifications
MS or BS in Biochemistry, Chemical/Biochemical Engineering, Biology, Biophysics or related field with 1 to 3 years of relevant industrial and/or academic experience.
Prior experience with purification unit operations such as chromatography, tangential and normal flow filtration is preferred.
Basic understanding of downstream unit operations and separation sciences is highly preferred.
Experience with process scale-up/scale-down and process characterization is preferred.
Experience with programming and database is highly preferred
Critical qualities include a high degree of initiative, good verbal and written communication skills, strong scientific skills and attention to detail, and the ability to work in a team environment.
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Last updated on Nov 15, 2023