Cell Therapy Manufacturing Engineer II

Dawar Consulting, Inc.; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Manufacturing Engineer II in Santa Monica, CA for a world leader in biotechnology and life sciences. The role focuses on hands-on process development, characterization, technology transfer, and implementation of new cell therapy manufacturing technologies for clinical and commercial use.

The successful candidate will collaborate with Research, Development, Manufacturing, Quality, and Engineering teams to develop robust, scalable, GMP‑compliant cell therapy processes and to apply DOE and

Qualifications

• MS/BS/AS with related engineering background and industry experience.
• Experience in pharmaceutical/biotechnology manufacturing and process development.
• Hands-on experience with automated cell therapy platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute hands-on lab experiments for cell therapy process development.
• Develop and evaluate cell culture processes, materials, technologies, and equipment for GMP manufacturing.
• Perform cell culture and aseptic processing in ISO 5 environment.
• Analyze and trend process and equipment performance; troubleshoot issues.
• Support development and implementation of cell therapy manufacturing equipment and tech transfer.
• Apply DOE and statistical analysis using JMP, Minitab, or similar tools.
• Prepare and review protocols, SOPs, batch records, and regulatory documentation.

Skills

Cell therapy

DOE analysis

Automated platforms

GMP compliance

Bioreactors

Education

MS in Biochemical Engineering

BS in Biotechnology

AS in related discipline

Tools

JMP

Minitab

Single-use systems

Job description

Manufacturing Engineer II in Santa Monica, CA for a world leader in biotechnology and life sciences. The role focuses on hands-on process development, characterization, technology transfer, and implementation of new cell therapy manufacturing technologies for clinical and commercial use.

The successful candidate will collaborate with Research, Development, Manufacturing, Quality, and Engineering teams to develop robust, scalable, GMP‑compliant cell therapy processes and to apply DOE and