Staff Scientist, Bioprocessing & Parenteral

About the role

Ashland has an exciting opportunity for a Bioprocessing Staff Scientist to join our Life Sciences business at our Wilmington Research Center in Delaware. This position will report to the Injectables Leader.

Responsibilities

• Experience in lab and pilot scale bioprocessing and manufacturing proteins including mAbs, peptide, fermentation, purification, and separation technologies.
• Industrial experience in technology/biopharmaceutical process development including upstream cell culture, protein purification, and characterization with an understanding of therapeutic proteins and antibodies.
• Scale-up knowledge preferred.
• Experienced in developing parenteral products a plus, including hands-on experience in formulation development, aseptic technique, biologic analysis, dissolution, degradation, and stability analysis.
• Plan, execute, and interpret laboratory and pilot plant experiments to support new product development.
• Prepare technical presentations, posters, and papers for internal and external customers at customer sites, scientific conferences, and trade shows.
• Actively contribute to organizational goals by taking initiative, executing goals, and focusing on performance and safety.
• Comply with company procedural guidelines, laboratory procedures, and safety programs.
• Train and work with junior scientists and technicians.
• Work as part of a team.

Requirements

• Experience in bioprocessing and manufacturing of proteins.
• Protein analysis experience (including HPLC, CE, spectroscopic methods, etc.).
• B.S./M.S. in Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Science, or related discipline with 3-5 years of industry experience in bioprocessing/pharma fermentation and upstream processing biologics formulations.
• Good interpersonal and presentation skills to share development work within the organization and with customers.
• Able to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to travel occasionally (about 20%) for customer meetings or plant trials.
• Be authorized to work in the United States.

Skills

The following skill sets are preferred:

• Demonstrated experience working within multicultural and multifunction environments.
• Experience developing process and formulations of mAb drug products.
• Analysis and troubleshooting of complex biologic products.
• Biomanufacturing and high-throughput microbioreactors with process-analytical techniques.
• Strong written, oral presentation, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Expertise in media/solution development and chemistry.
• Working knowledge of Design of Experiments (DOE), Microsoft Office Suite, and statistical tools.

Benefits

• Industry competitive salary and benefits.
• Pay-for-performance incentive plans.
• Diverse work environment where employees feel challenged and valued.
• Opportunities for development and advancement throughout our global organization.

At Ashland, our vision is to be a leading, global specialty chemicals company whose inspired and engaged employees add value to all we touch. We value our customers and employees, offering a dynamic and challenging environment. Ashland has a history of attracting and retaining the best people.