Bioconjugation Development Director

Abzena Inc.; Bristol (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Abzena Bristol is seeking an Associate Director of Bioconjugation Development to lead discovery and development activities in bioconjugation, purification, and scale-up. You will mentor staff, manage projects and engage clients through technical leadership and proposal support.

The role requires deep hands-on experience with bioconjugation workflows, chromatography, and analytical methods, along with strong CQA/GMP knowledge and conference participation.

Qualifications

• PhD or BS/MS in biochemical sciences or bio-engineering with industry experience in biotherapeutic development or bioconjugation (>3 year+ PhD, >6 years+ MS/BS).
• Experience in preparative purification of biological molecules (antibodies, carrier proteins, viruses, viral vectors).
• Hands-on with AKTA systems and TFF skids; DoE in bioprocess optimization.
• Knowledge of cGMP manufacturing and GxP principles.
• Strong protein bioanalytical skills: HPLC, LC-MS, UV, CE-SDS.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Bioconjugation Development department operations and resource planning.
• Hands-on chromatographic purifications and membrane filtration.
• Lead bioconjugation analytics and batch record reviews.
• Lead client-facing communications and project scoping calls.
• Mentor and manage assigned reports; monitor KPIs.
• Support sales/proposals with SME input and costing.

Skills

Bioconjugation

Purification chromatography

TFF/UF/DF

DoE design

AKTA systems

GxP knowledge

HPLC/LC-MS

Protein analytics

Education

PhD or MS/BS in biochemical sciences or bio-engineering

Tools

AKTA Pilot/Ready/Explorer

TFF skids

Job description

Abzena Bristol is seeking an Associate Director of Bioconjugation Development to lead discovery and development activities in bioconjugation, purification, and scale-up. You will mentor staff, manage projects and engage clients through technical leadership and proposal support.

The role requires deep hands-on experience with bioconjugation workflows, chromatography, and analytical methods, along with strong CQA/GMP knowledge and conference participation.