Senior Bioprocess Scientist, Vaccines (Early Development)

Biopharma Careers; Pearl River (LA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with matching contributions

Pfizer retirement savings contribution

Paid vacation, holidays and personal/p

Parental/caregiver leave

Medical, dental and vision benefits

Job summary

Pfizer is seeking a Senior Associate Scientist in Early Bioprocess Development (EBPD) for vaccines. You will apply cutting-edge technologies to accelerate development of high-quality protein subunit vaccines, working across cell culture, purification, mRNA production and analytics in a highly technical, collaborative environment.

You will maintain ELN records, draft technical reports and contribute to publications while ensuring compliance with scientific and regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree with 3–5 years of relevant experience or M.S. with 0–3 years.
• Experience in aseptic cell culture, including passaging and maintenance.
• Experience with flow cytometry and analysis software.
• Molecular biology techniques: DNA/RNA extraction, PCR, cloning, gel, SDS-PAGE, ELISA.

Responsibilities

• Optimize cell line development workflows to improve expression and productivity.
• Execute fermentation to characterize growth, recovery, yield and purity.
• Perform data analysis to correlate DNA sequences with protein yield and quality.
• Present data and conclusions at cross-functional meetings.

Skills

Cell culture

Molecular biology

Data analysis

Flow cytometry

ELN documentation

Communication

Education

B.S. in bioengineering/biochemistry/chemical engineering

M.S. in bioengineering/biochemistry/chemical engineering

Tools

FlowJo

PCR/ddPCR

Job description

Pfizer is seeking a Senior Associate Scientist in Early Bioprocess Development (EBPD) for vaccines. You will apply cutting-edge technologies to accelerate development of high-quality protein subunit vaccines, working across cell culture, purification, mRNA production and analytics in a highly technical, collaborative environment.

You will maintain ELN records, draft technical reports and contribute to publications while ensuring compliance with scientific and regulatory standards.