Bioprocessing Scientist

Global Life Science Hub is partnered with an innovative biopharmaceutical company specializing in difficult-to-formulate biologics. The company is building a brand-new state-of-the-art facility in New Jersey after recently gaining two FDA approvals.

Due to serious expansion plans, we seek an Upstream Bioprocessing Scientist responsible for executing purification on CHO cell culture processes and producing proteins for a wide range of mammalian-based biosimilars. The appointed candidate will require technical expertise in Cell Biology and Bioreactor Operations.

Responsibilities: 

• Work with a collaborative team of manufacturing associates and engineers to execute upstream batches.
• Perform cell culture and bioreactor operations at multiple scales.
• Ensure that engineering and clinical batches are executed in a timely manner.
• Establishes operating equipment specifications and improves manufacturing techniques.
• Uses programs to collect and evaluate operating data to conduct on- line adjustments to products, instruments or equipment.
• Ability to interpret and provide instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Should follow GMP instructions in the manufacturing area and take the lead to follow environmental health and safety policies.
• Review executed manufacturing and packaging batch records, executed and associated supporting documents.
• Coordinate the conduction of investigations and corrections for issues found during the batch execution process.
• Performs other functions as required or assigned.
• Complies with all company policies and standards.

Experience/Qualifications:

• Bachelor or Master’ degree in chemical, biological or biochemical sciences and a minimum of 3+ years of related experience in the biopharmaceutical industry.
• Strong experience working with CHO cells with different Bioreactor volumes
• Perfusion cultivation experience is highly desirable
• Expertise in independently conducting and directing the design, execution, analysis, and documentation of all states of process development.
• Strong fundamental knowledge and subject matter expertise to execute engineering and clinical batches.
• Previous experience working in GMP and aseptic manufacturing environment.
• Experience working with single use manufacturing consumables such as bags, tube sets, columns and process manifolds. 

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