Associate Scientist II

LeadStack; Foster City (CA); On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading staffing services provider seeks an Associate Scientist II to join their pre-pivotal purification and pilot operations group. This role requires expertise in cell culture and purification processes, with responsibilities including supporting operations, monitoring performance data, and maintaining lab standards. Ideal candidates will have relevant industry experience and a strong educational background in scientific disciplines.

Qualifications

• 2+ years relevant industry experience for AA/AS degree holders.
• At least 1 year of experience for BS/BE degree holders.
• Experience in cell culture and purification techniques.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute tasks supporting cell culture and purification.
• Monitor process performance and collaborate with teammates.
• Maintain lab and present findings in group meetings.

Skills

Cell culture operations

Protein purification techniques

Technical writing

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Education

AA/AS degree

BS/BE degree in Chemical/Biochemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Biology

Tools

AKTA

UNICORN programming

Job description

Job Details:
LeadStack Inc. is an award-winning, one of the nation's fastest-growing, certified minority-owned (MBE) staffing services provider of contingent workforce. As a recognized industry leader in contingent workforce solutions and Certified as a Great Place to Work, we're proud to partner with some of the most admired Fortune 500 brands in the world.


Job Title: Associate Scientist II
Location: Foster City, CA.
Duration: 12 months
PR: $35/hr to $42/hr

Role:
Seeking motivated, team-oriented individuals with expertise and experience in cell culture and/or protein purification process development and/or scale-up to support our pre-pivotal purification & pilot operations group. This is an opportunity to work in teams for the early- and late-stage development of biological molecules.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Plan and execute assigned tasks that support upstream cell culture and downstream purification operations.
• Monitor and evaluate process performance data, report and present findings, and proactively seek out senior personnel to discuss potential solutions to problem.
• Work with group members to maintain the lab, including analytical equipment maintenance, inventory and stocking support, and general lab upkeep activities.
• Participate in group meetings and present results, data interpretation and conclusions.
• Demonstrate strong verbal communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to explain processes used to achieve results of assigned tasks.
• Work with team oriented, collaborative and problem-solving mindset.
• Always work with safety in mind.

Knowledge, Experience and Skills:

• Familiar with cell culture operations, including shake flask and aseptic work in biosafety cabinets, Wave bioreactors, and large scale Single Use Bioreactors
• Hands on experience with reactor sampling and daily monitoring of processes is preferred.
• Familiar with downstream purification process, which includes centrifugation, chromatography, and dead-end as well as tangential filtration.
• Hands-on experience of AKTA, Tangential flow filtration and depth filtration is preferred. AKTA and UNICORN programming: a huge plus, not a must as it is trainable (yet needs experience with other Chromatography operations (e.g. how it works, how to pack resins in columns of various sizes)
• Knowledge of current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs), technology transfer, and scaling up bioprocesses is a plus.
• Must be able to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
• Must demonstrate excellent technical writing skills: strong verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Must be self-motivated, organized, and enjoy scientific investigation and thinking.
• Clinical commercial manufacturing or pilot time activities + manufacturing.
• Production/Material generation experience in either a Biologics Pilot Lab or a GMP Clinical Facility is the best match (process engineering not the right fit here). This biologics pilot lab in Foster City is not a GMP lab.

Education Requirement :

• AA/AS degree: must have 2+ year relevant industry experience (cell culture and/or purification techniques) or
• BS/BE degree in Chemical/Biochemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Biology, or a related scientific discipline: at least 1 years of experience required (in cell culture and/or purification techniques).

Thanks and Regards
Sharif Khan Senior Recruiter C. [phone] A. 611 Gateway Blvd, Ste 120
South San Francisco, CA 94080 W. www.leadstackinc.com