Bioprocess Engineer: Scale-Up & Purification

20BLOC; Thousand Oaks (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

20BLOC in Thousand Oaks, CA is seeking a hands-on Process Scientist/Engineer to lead bioprocessing improvements and validate current manufacturing processes as we scale.

The role requires deep expertise in protein purification, downstream processing, and running experiments to test new technologies. You will collaborate with Manufacturing, MSAT, Quality and Engineering in a regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in bioprocess engineering, chemical engineering or related science areas.
• Minimum 4 years’ experience in bioprocessing environments including biotech or pharma.
• Strong attention to detail and excellent organizational and time management skills are critical.
• Ability to draw process flow diagrams electronically a strong plus.
• Exposure to proteins or large molecule chemistry a strong plus. Experience with production concepts and designs strongly preferred.
• Exposure to fermentation and upstream processing experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Operate equipment in pilot plant manufacturing, such as manual or semi-automated processing equipment, fluid handling, TFF, chromatography, press scales, chillers and skids with strict adherence to written procedures, protocols, and safety compliance.
• Design experiments to test scaled down manufacturing processes to assess potential changes to the existing manufacturing process. Develop plans for implementation at the pilot manufacturing scale and execute accordingly.
• Drive deep technical understanding of unit operations within the team to make well informed decisions despite uncertainty and incomplete data.
• Assist in the review of documentation such as equipment logs, BOMs, and batch records according to quality systems standards as required.
• Perform and monitor critical processes, troubleshoot and course-correct equipment operation.
• Conduct risk analyses to mitigate risks and recommend operational improvements.
• Communicate project status, risks, and issues to stakeholders and management.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Verbal and written communication

Process flow diagrams

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in bioprocess engineering, chemical engineering or related science areas

Job description

20BLOC in Thousand Oaks, CA is seeking a hands-on Process Scientist/Engineer to lead bioprocessing improvements and validate current manufacturing processes as we scale.

The role requires deep expertise in protein purification, downstream processing, and running experiments to test new technologies. You will collaborate with Manufacturing, MSAT, Quality and Engineering in a regulated environment.