Entry-Level Bioprocess Engineer for Biologics & GMP

Virtue America; United States; On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Virtue America seeks an Entry-Level Bioprocess Engineer to support development, optimization, and monitoring of biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes. This role targets candidates with a biotech or bioprocess background interested in biologics, vaccines, and therapeutic proteins.

You will contribute to process development, data collection, and cross-functional teamwork while ensuring quality and regulatory compliance in a manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in biotechnology, bioprocess engineering, bi biochemical engineering, biochemistry, microbiology, chemical engineering, biology, or related life sciences field.
• Basic understanding of upstream and downstream processing techniques.
• Familiarity with cell culture, fermentation, bioreactors, filtration and purification principles.
• Understanding of pharmaceutical manufacturing practices, cGMP, SOPs, and GDP.
• Ability to collect, interpret, and document experimental or process data accurately.
• Basic knowledge of process parameters, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement methods.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint for documentation and reporting.
• Strong analytical thinking, attention to detail, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and follow established laboratory or manufacturing procedures.
• Preferred: academic projects, internships, laboratory experience, or exposure to biopharmaceutical manufacturing and process development.

Responsibilities

• Assist with development, evaluation, and optimization of upstream and downstream bioprocessing activities used in biopharmaceutical production.
• Support cell culture, microbial fermentation, media preparation, and bioreactor process monitoring under established procedures.
• Assist with filtration, centrifugation, chromatography, purification, and recovery activities for biological products.
• Collect and review process parameters (temperature, pH, DO, agitation, yield) to identify trends and deviations.
• Prepare and maintain batch records, process worksheets, laboratory notebooks, and technical reports per GDP.
• Follow cGMP, SOPs, and established safety requirements.
• Help investigate process variations, document observations, and contribute to root-cause analysis and continuous improvement.
• Assist in monitoring and maintaining bioreactors, pumps, filtration units, sensors, and other equipment.
• Organize experimental and manufacturing data, prepare basic trend analyses, and summarize findings for optimization.
• Work with Manufacturing, QA, QC, Process Development, and Engineering teams to support reliable production workflows.

Skills

Bioprocess fundamentals

Data analysis

MS Office suite

Documentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Biotech / life sciences degree

Job description

Virtue America seeks an Entry-Level Bioprocess Engineer to support development, optimization, and monitoring of biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes. This role targets candidates with a biotech or bioprocess background interested in biologics, vaccines, and therapeutic proteins.

You will contribute to process development, data collection, and cross-functional teamwork while ensuring quality and regulatory compliance in a manufacturing setting.