Associate Scientist - Purification Process Development

dawarconsulting; Oceanside (CA); On-site; USD 108,830,000 - 148,781,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Paid Sick leave

401K

Job summary

dawarconsulting partners with a world leader in biotechnology to recruit an Associate Scientist, Purification Process Development in Oceanside, CA. The role focuses on hands-on purification process development, characterization, scale-up, and technology transfer for biologics within GMP manufacturing environments.

You will design studies, support scale-up to GMP facilities, and document protocols and electronic laboratory records while collaborating with internal and external teams.

Qualifications

• MS + 2 years or BS + 4 years of relevant experience in Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, or related discipline.
• Strong hands‑on experience with biologics purification process development.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute purification process development and characterization studies.
• Support process scale‑up, technology transfer, and implementation at internal and external GMP manufacturing facilities.
• Develop and document experimental protocols, reports, and electronic laboratory records.

Skills

Purification process development

Biologics

GMP manufacturing

Education

MS + 2 years relevant experience

BS + 4 years relevant experience

Tools

Chromatography AKTA/UNICORN

TFF/NFF

Centrifugation

DoE statistics

Virus inactivation/removal

Job description

Our client, a world leader in biotechnology and gene therapy, is looking for an Associate Scientist, Purification Process Development based in Oceanside, CA. Job Duration: Long Term Contract (Possibility Of Extension). Pay Rate: $45/hr on W2. Company Benefits: Medical, Paid Sick leave, 401K. Seeking an Associate Scientist to support purification process development, characterization, scale‑up, and technology transfer for biologics in pivotal and commercial development. The role involves hands‑on laboratory work, process optimization, GMP manufacturing support, and collaboration with internal and external partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and execute purification process development and characterization studies.
• Support process scale‑up, technology transfer, and implementation at internal and external GMP manufacturing facilities.
• Develop and document experimental protocols, reports, and electronic laboratory records.

Required Qualifications

• MS + 2 years or BS + 4 years of relevant experience in Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, or related discipline.
• Strong hands‑on experience with biologics purification process development.

Preferred Technical Skills

• Chromatography and AKTA/UNICORN
• Tangential Flow Filtration (TFF), Normal Flow Filtration (NFF)
• Centrifugation, High-throughput purification screening, Virus inactivation/removal
• Process scale‑up and GMP technology transfer
• Design of Experiments (DoE), statistics, and data analysis