Senior Biopharma Scientist – GMP Pilot & Tech Transfer

Zoetis; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Zoetis is seeking a Senior Associate Scientist for the Biopharmaceutical Pilot Registration Lab in Lincoln, Nebraska. You will drive development, scale-up, and tech transfer of CHO‑expressed monoclonal antibodies for veterinary use in a GMP environment.

Collaborating with cross‑functional teams, you will lead upstream and/or downstream operations, perform process documentation, and contribute to successful transfer from development to pilot and commercial manufacture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (minimum) in biological sciences, chemical engineering, or related field.
• Significant practical experience and theoretical knowledge of upstream cell culture and/or downstream processing (centrifugation, filtration, chromatography).
• Proven track record in GMP-regulated environments, including process scale-up and tech transfer to commercial facilities.

Responsibilities

• Advanced experience in setting up, programming, operating and troubleshooting large-scale equipment for expression (mammalian cell culture) and/or purification of recombinant therapeutic proteins.
• Represent the lab as a key technical leader in cross-functional project teams, collaborating with process development and manufacturing teams, driving process optimization and scale-up, ensuring seamless, high-quality technology transfer
• Demonstrate advanced expertise in authoring and reviewing process documentation, SOPs, protocols, technology transfer documents and regulatory filings ensuring the highest standards of scientific rigor and quality
• Hands-on execution and support of upstream cell culture (shake flask to 2000-L production scale) and/or downstream purification (centrifugation, chromatography, filtration) to produce GMP batches of drug substance
• Drive continuous improvement by optimizing existing workflows and procedures
• Ensure accurate and compliant documentation in accordance with current GMP standards
• Perform preventative maintenance on portable and stationary equipment
• Maintain, clean, and perform steam-in-place procedures for equipment

Skills

Upstream cell culture

Downstream processing

Process scale-up

Tech transfer

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in biological sciences

Chemical engineering

Advanced degree advantageous

Tools

SCADA

DeltaV

Unicorn

Job description

Zoetis is seeking a Senior Associate Scientist for the Biopharmaceutical Pilot Registration Lab in Lincoln, Nebraska. You will drive development, scale-up, and tech transfer of CHO‑expressed monoclonal antibodies for veterinary use in a GMP environment.

Collaborating with cross‑functional teams, you will lead upstream and/or downstream operations, perform process documentation, and contribute to successful transfer from development to pilot and commercial manufacture.