Cell Culture Scientist: Process Development & Scale-Up

African American Talent; Berkeley, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Vision

Dental

Retirement

PTO

Sick leave

Job summary

Bayer in Berkeley, CA is seeking an Associate Cell Culture Scientist to advance monoclonal antibody and cell therapy programs from research through clinical and commercial manufacturing. You will develop and optimize processes to improve yield, quality, and cost while enabling scale‑up and technology transfer.

You will design and run GMP‑guided experiments, mentor laboratory technicians, and document results in well‑organized notebooks.

Qualifications

• BS in a relevant scientific or engineering discipline.
• 2+ years of relevant experience in process development or bioprocess work.
• Hands-on experience designing and executing cell culture or monoclonal antibody process development experiments.
• Working knowledge of GMP principles and experience supporting clinical or commercial manufacturing.
• Strong data analysis and problem‑solving skills, with ability to interpret results and troubleshoot.
• Proven ability to document work, prepare reports, and maintain audited notebooks.
• Ability to collaborate within multidisciplinary teams and communicate results to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design and conduct moderate to complex process development experiments to advance mAb and cell therapy programs.
• Ensure GMP compliance during clinical manufacturing activities and complete required GMP training.
• Analyze data, interpret results, and translate findings into process improvements.
• Evaluate and implement new methods and assays to improve process performance.
• Troubleshoot failed experiments and propose corrective actions.
• Provide guidance and day-to-day supervision to laboratory technicians and maintain high standards of practice.
• Prepare analytical reports and present updates in team meetings, maintain organized notebooks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support process transfers and scale-up.

Skills

Cell culture

Process development

Bioprocess

Data analysis

Problem solving

Documentation

Collaboration

Education

BS in relevant science/engineering

Tools

GMP

Job description

Bayer in Berkeley, CA is seeking an Associate Cell Culture Scientist to advance monoclonal antibody and cell therapy programs from research through clinical and commercial manufacturing. You will develop and optimize processes to improve yield, quality, and cost while enabling scale‑up and technology transfer.

You will design and run GMP‑guided experiments, mentor laboratory technicians, and document results in well‑organized notebooks.