Senior/Principal Scientist, Bioprocess Purification Development

Responsibilities

• Design, execute and interpret appropriate purification development experiments for generation of bioproduct active pharmaceutical ingredient.
• Participate in cross-functional process development teams and effectively collaborate with other groups in Bioprocess and Bioproduct Development, Discovery, Technical services for Manufacturing and Manufacturing.
• Support transfer of purification processes to pilot plant and manufacturing sites.
• Author technical reports and regulatory documents.
• Work effectively with external parties on development projects, research collaborations and outsourcing efforts.
• Support organizational initiatives, as appropriate.
• Keep abreast of relevant scientific literature, new technologies/capabilities and regulatory initiatives/requirements and support their implementation, as appropriate.
• Supervise personnel and coaching, training and administration of performance management, where assigned.
• Ensure work is aligned with all relevant Development Quality, Regulatory, HSE, GLP and GMP requirements.

Requirements

• Senior Scientist: BS or MS degree in Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Chemistry or related field with 5+ years (BS) or 2+ years (MS) of direct related industry experience.
• PhD will not be considered at this job level.
• Biochemistry experience with some knowledge of protein chemistry and protein purification.
• Capable of independently designing experiments (experience with use of statistical design of experiments (DOE) is desirable), generating data, interpreting results and documenting work in laboratory notebooks and technical reports.
• Effective oral and written communication skills, self-management, task planning and organization.
• Must be able to work productively in a multidisciplinary team environment.