Senior LVV Downstream Engineer: Scale-Up & Modeling

Legend Biotech US

New Jersey

On-site

USD 146,000 - 192,000

Full time

6 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance
401(k) with company match
Paid parental leave

Job summary

Legend Biotech US is seeking a Senior Engineer / Principal Engineer for Lentivirus Downstream Process Development in Somerset, NJ. The role focuses on designing, optimizing, and scaling purification processes for LVV, integrating analytics, and enabling GMP manufacturing.

Strong modeling and data analytics skills are required to drive scalable solutions. The candidate will lead cross‑functional collaborations, contribute to process transfer, and help shape development strategies for CAR‑T and

Qualifications

  • PhD or MS with biotech process development experience.
  • Strong background in purification, chromatography, and TFF.
  • Experience with LVV or viral vectors preferred.
  • GMP/CMC knowledge for clinical development.

Responsibilities

  • Design, optimize, and scale LVV downstream purification processes.
  • Build mechanistic and hybrid models to influence process development.
  • Lead tech transfer from bench to GMP manufacturing and support regulatory submissions.
  • Collaborate cross‑functionally to maximize vector recovery and purity.

Skills

Lentivirus downstream
Process development
Bioprocess modeling
Python
MATLAB
GMP knowledge
Tech transfer

Education

PhD in Chemical/Biochemical Eng
MS in related field

Tools

Python
MATLAB
Process modeling software

Job description

Legend Biotech US is seeking a Senior Engineer / Principal Engineer for Lentivirus Downstream Process Development in Somerset, NJ. The role focuses on designing, optimizing, and scaling purification processes for LVV, integrating analytics, and enabling GMP manufacturing.

Strong modeling and data analytics skills are required to drive scalable solutions. The candidate will lead cross‑functional collaborations, contribute to process transfer, and help shape development strategies for CAR‑T and

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