Associate Scientist - Purification Process Development

Doist; Oceanside (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Paid Sick leave

401K

Job summary

Our Oceanside, CA client seeks an Associate Scientist, Purification Process Development 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, GMP manufacturing support, and collaboration with internal and external partners.

Job Duration: Long Term Contract; Pay rate is $45/hr on W2.

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.
• Perform laboratory-scale purification experiments and analyze experimental data.
• 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.
• Provide technical support for manufacturing investigations and atypical events.
• Support purification platform development and evaluation of new technologies.
• Mentor junior team members on purification strategies, experimental design, and process transfer.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Process Development, Manufacturing, Quality, and external partners.
• Maintain laboratory operations, equipment, compliance, safety, and data integrity standards.

Skills

Biologics purification

Process development

GMP manufacturing

Scale-up & tech transfer

Education

MS in Chemical Engineering/Biochemistry/Bioengineering or related

BS with 4+ years relevant experience

Tools

AKTA/UNICORN

TFF/NFF

Centrifugation

DoE

JMP/Spotfire

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. 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.

Job Duration: Long Term Contract (Possibility Of Extension) Pay Rate : $45/hr on W2

Company Benefits

• Medical
• Paid Sick leave
• 401K

Key Responsibilities

• Design and execute purification process development and characterization studies.
• Perform laboratory-scale purification experiments and analyze experimental data.
• 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.
• Provide technical support for manufacturing investigations and atypical events.
• Support purification platform development and evaluation of new technologies.
• Mentor junior team members on purification strategies, experimental design, and process transfer.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Process Development, Manufacturing, Quality, and external partners.
• Maintain laboratory operations, equipment, compliance, safety, and data integrity standards.

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 JMP and/or Spotfire Laboratory automation and data-management tools