Associate Scientist, Purification Process Design

About the role

We are seeking a motivated and creative scientist or engineer who desires a significant opportunity to improve worldwide access to biotherapeutics. As a member of the downstream process design team, you will join a fast-paced, collaborative, and multidisciplinary team to develop purification processes for low-cost mammalian derived antibody biotherapeutic manufacturing. Process design at Just-Evotec means exposure to innovative technologies like high throughput automated robotic screening and continuous processing technologies for a first-of-its-kind flexible and reconfigurable manufacturing facility.

In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to drive impactful projects, collaborate with bright minds, and explore uncharted territories. You'll have the freedom to ask the hard questions, think outside the box, and find creative solutions that push us forward.

Responsibilities

• Dive deep into purification process development for biotherapeutics, always looking for ways to improve and innovate.
• Accurately and consistently record laboratory work in electronic lab notebooks and paper batch records.
• Compound purification buffers and solutions, assemble and pack chromatography column hardware.
• Operate AKTA Avant & Pure systems using Unicorn software, Pendotech four-channel NFF automated data collection systems, TECAN high throughput liquid handlers, and Repligen automated TFF systems.
• Analytical results analysis from chromatography and filtration operations, organization and presentation of data, and report writing.
• Support the transfer processes to manufacturing facilities.
• Technology development to expand platform capabilities, reduce cost, and improve the efficiency of purification processes.
• Regularly share your findings, ideas, and solutions in both team settings and presentations.

Requirements

• BS/BA degree in Engineering, Biochemistry, Biotechnology or related field and 0–2 years of relevant laboratory experience.
• Excellent experimental design and analysis skills, ideally including manipulation and presentation using JMP or equivalent statistical analysis software.
• Experience with chromatography operations including using AKTA systems.
• Familiar with mammalian derived downstream purification development, resin modalities (affinity, IEX, MM, HIC) and chromatography purification theory.
• Experience with filtration operation including executing bench-scale dead-end filtration, viral filtration, UF/DF, and depth filtration.
• Experience with design of experiments (DOE) and analysis using statistical software packages.
• Excellent communicator, both verbally and in writing, able to share complex ideas in a simple, relatable way.

Benefits

• Discretionary annual bonus.
• Comprehensive benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision.
• Short-term and long-term disability, company paid basic life insurance.
• 401k company match.
• Flexible work arrangements.
• Generous paid time off and paid holiday.
• Wellness and transportation benefits.

Pay

The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be $78,000 to $82,000. Base salary offered may vary depending on individual’s skills, experience and competitive market value.