Process Scientist - Cell Therapy

ABEC; Bethlehem (Northampton County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays and vacation time

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Company paid life insurance

Generous 401K plan (40% match)

College tuition benefit program

Employee Referral Program

Job summary

ABEC is seeking an experienced scientist to design, execute and analyze upstream cell culture development and tech transfer at our Bethlehem facility. You will support projects involving new technologies, equipment characterization, and knowledge generation, while engaging in customer calls and in-person meetings.

Requirements include a Master's degree in Engineering or Life Sciences with hands-on T-cell and flow cytometry experience; proficiency in Excel, Word and PowerPoint; willingness to

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, or related field.
• Hands-on experience with T-cells.
• Hands-on experience with flow cytometry.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Bench-scale cell culture process development and optimization with minimal supervision.
• Develop protocols and analytical methods; generate experiment reports.
• Perform data analysis and propose optimization strategies.
• Serve as upstream cell culture SME in client calls and meetings.
• Author lab SOPs and maintain equipment functionality.

Skills

Cell culture

Flow cytometry

Data analysis

SOP writing

Education

Master’s degree in Engineering/Life Sciences

PhD in Engineering/Life Sciences (desirable)

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

PowerPoint

Job description

This is a full time onsite role at our Bethlehem, PA manufacturing facility.

Company Background

ABEC is a leading supplier to the biopharmaceutical manufacturing industry. ABEC's unique value is based on combining long experience with the ability to engineer, design, manufacture, commission, qualify, and service the entire bioprocess to reduce overall cost, shorten time to market, and maximize productivity. ABEC's products include process and equipment engineering/consulting services, comprehensive site services, bioreactors and fermenters, filtration and chromatography systems, prep and hold systems, and cleaning/sterilization systems.

Benefits Include

• Paid holidays and vacation time
• Medical, dental and vision insurance (benefits start day 1)
• Company paid life insurance
• Generous 401K plan (40% match)
• College tuition benefit program
• Employee Referral Program

Position Summary

Designs, executes, analyzes and reports upstream cell culture development, tech transfer, and optimization studies with minimum supervision. Support internal or/and external projects during the implementation of new technologies; equipment and process characterization, generation of knowledge or any ABEC key activity related with process sciences. Participate in customer calls and face-to-face meetings.

Responsibilities

• Works on bench scale cell culture process development, optimization and process transfer studies with minimum supervision.
• Develop protocols and analytical methods, generate reports related to experiment execution, propose future experiments.
• Performs independent data analysis and interpretation, and proposes strategies for optimization and troubleshooting.
• Serves as upstream cell culture SMEs to participate in client calls and face-to-face meetings.
• Authors lab equipment SOPs; maintains equipment functionality and coordinates repairs and preventative maintenance.
• Authors scientific publications such as white papers, application notes, posters, and reviews.
• Demonstrate strong problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• May be required to assist in other departments or be assigned for other duties.
• Willingness to travel when required.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, or Sciences field (Biological, Chemical, Physics, or equivalent experience).
• Hands-on experience with T-cells.
• Hands-on experience with flow cytometry.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and Power Point.

Desirable

• PhD in Engineering, Life Sciences, or Sciences field (Biological, Chemical, Physics, or equivalent experience).
• Experience in upstream cell culture development using bench scale bioreactors.
• Proficient is statistical data analysis and R-Studio.