Bioprocessing Staff Scientist

Ashland; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global specialty chemicals company in Wilmington, DE, is seeking a Bioprocessing Staff Scientist. The ideal candidate will have experience in bioprocessing, protein purification, and a degree in a relevant science field. Responsibilities include conducting experiments to support new product development and training junior scientists. The candidate must be authorized to work in the U.S. and may need to travel occasionally. Join our team to help create innovative solutions in life sciences.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of industry experience in pre-formulation assessments of biologics formulations.
• Experience in bioprocessing and manufacturing proteins.
• Ability to travel occasionally (about 20%) for customer meetings or plant trials.

Responsibilities

• Experience in developing parenteral products, manufacturing, and scale-up.
• Prepare technical presentations for internal and external customers.
• Train and work with junior scientists and technicians.

Skills

Lab and pilot scale bioprocessing

Mammalian cell culture

Protein purification techniques

Laboratory problem-solving skills

Interpersonal and presentation skills

Education

B.S./M.S. in Pharmaceutical Science, Pharmacy, Biochemistry, Chemistry or related discipline

Tools

HPLC

AKTA system

Microsoft Office Suite

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Overview

Ashland Specialty Ingredients, GP

Are you the kind of person that is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better? Are you a passionate, tenacious solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious? Are you always solving? Then we’d like to meet you, and we bet you’d like to meet us.

Ashland has an exciting opportunity for a Bioprocessing Scientist to join our Life Sciences business at our Wilmington Research Center in Delaware. This position will report to the Injectables Leader.

Responsibilities

• Experience in lab and pilot scale bioprocessing and manufacturing proteins including mAbs, peptide, fermentation, purification and separation technologies.
• Industrial experience in technology/biopharmaceutical process development including upstream cell culture, protein purification and characterization with an understanding of therapeutic proteins and antibodies.
• Scale‑up knowledge preferred.
• Experience in developing parenteral products, manufacturing, scale‑up, including hands‑on experience in formulation development, aseptic technique, biologic analysis, dissolution, degradation and stability analysis.
• Plan, execute, and interpret laboratory and pilot plant experiments to support new product development.
• Prepare technical presentations, posters, and papers for internal and external customers at customer sites, scientific conferences, and trade shows.
• Actively contribute to organizational goals by taking initiative, executing goals and focusing on performance and safety.
• Comply with company procedural guidelines, laboratory procedures, and safety programs.
• Train and work with junior scientists and technicians.
• Experience working as part of a team.

Qualifications

• Experience with buffer and media preparation, mammalian cell culture, and upstream bioprocessing.
• Experience in bioprocessing and manufacturing of proteins.
• Protein analysis experience (including HPLC, CE, spectroscopic methods, etc.).
• Protein purification techniques (ion exchange, hydrophobic interaction, affinity chromatography) and experience with AKTA system.
• Biochemical and cellular assays (ELISA, enzyme activity, cell viability, transfection).
• Laboratory problem‑solving/troubleshooting skills.
• B.S./M.S. in Pharmaceutical Science, Pharmacy, Biochemistry, Chemistry or related discipline with 3-5 years of industry experience in pre‑formulation assessments of biologics formulations.
• Good interpersonal and presentation skills to share development work within the organization and with customers.
• Able to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to travel occasionally (about 20%) for customer meetings or plant trials.
• Be authorized to work in the United States.

Preferred Skills

• Demonstrated experience working within multicultural and multifunctional environment.
• Experience developing process and formulations of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), therapeutic proteins, nucleic acids, and other biologics.
• Analysis and troubleshooting of complex biologic products.
• Biomanufacturing and high‑throughput microbioreactors with process‑analytical techniques.
• Strong written, oral, presentation, organizational and problem‑solving skills.
• Expertise in media/solution development and chemistry.
• Working knowledge of Design of Experiments (DOE), Microsoft Office Suite, and statistical analysis.

Ashland is a leading, global specialty chemicals company. In more than 100 countries, the people of Ashland LLC. (NYSE: ASH) provide the specialty chemicals, technologies and insights to help customers create new and improved products for today and sustainable solutions for tomorrow. Our chemistry is at work every day in a wide variety of markets and applications, including architectural coatings, automotive, construction, energy, personal care and pharmaceutical. Visit www.ashland.com to see the innovations we offer.

Ashland is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. NOTE: We do not accept resumes from external staffing agencies or independent recruiters for any of our openings unless we have a signed recruiting agreement in place to fill a specific position.