Senior Process Scientist, Vaccine Development

Elanco Tiergesundheit AG; Fort Dodge (IA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation packages

Two weeklong shutdowns (US)

Annual bonus offering

401K matching

Job summary

Elanco is seeking a Senior Associate Scientist in Vaccine Process Development at its Fort Dodge, IA site. The role focuses on designing and executing studies for bacterial fermentation, viral propagation, and downstream processing to enable robust manufacturing transfers.

You will work with analytical teams to ensure timely development and validation of processes that protect animal health, with on-site collaboration and hands-on experimentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant scientific discipline.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant laboratory experience or MS in a relevant field.
• Strong verbal and written communication with lab instrumentation experience.

Responsibilities

• Apply scientific knowledge to drive progress of technical development projects.
• Independently execute methods involving bacterial fermentation, propagation, cell culture, formulation and downstream processing.
• Generate methods under guidance of a lead scientist and interpret data for next steps.
• Contribute to a safe, compliant, and productive lab environment; train others.
• Perform general laboratory upkeep and support technology transfer.

Skills

Strong communication

Lab instrumentation

Science collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant scientific discipline (e.g., Chemical Engineering, Microbiology, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Bioprocessing)

Tools

Basic laboratory instrumentation

Bacterial fermentation & viral propagation experience

Job description

Elanco is seeking a Senior Associate Scientist in Vaccine Process Development at its Fort Dodge, IA site. The role focuses on designing and executing studies for bacterial fermentation, viral propagation, and downstream processing to enable robust manufacturing transfers.

You will work with analytical teams to ensure timely development and validation of processes that protect animal health, with on-site collaboration and hands-on experimentation.