Senior Scientist, Biologics Drug Substance Commercialization Process Analytics

Scorpion Therapeutics; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics is seeking a Senior Scientist in Process Analytics to provide scientific leadership for biologics analytics across development and lifecycle activities.

The role focuses on optimizing analytical methods, ensuring technical readiness, and supporting process development and commercialization of biologics. Collaboration with cross-functional teams and documentation for regulatory requirements form core parts of the role.

Qualifications

• PhD in Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering or related field required; no minimum experience.
• Master's degree with 4+ years of industry experience.
• Bachelor's degree with 6+ years of industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Guide routine testing.
• Troubleshoot analytical issues.
• Collaborate with process teams.
• Establish new analytical methods.
• Author regulatory documents.
• Promote scientific rigor and compliance.

Skills

Analytical background

Troubleshooting

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Scientific communication

Education

PhD in Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, or related field

Master's degree with 4+ years

Bachelor's degree with 6+ years industry experience

Job description

Senior Scientist in Process Analytics supporting biologics pipeline development and lifecycle activities.

Objectives:

provide scientific leadership, optimize analytical methods, ensure technical readiness, and support process development and commercialization of biologics.

Responsibilities:

• guide routine testing
• troubleshoot analytical issues
• collaborate with process teams
• establish new methods
• author regulatory documents
• promote scientific rigor and compliance

Qualifications:

• PhD in Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, or related, with no minimum experience;
• Master's with 4+ years;
• Bachelor's with 6+ years industry experience.

Skills:

• strong analytical background
• troubleshooting
• cross-functional collaboration
• data analysis
• scientific communication

Preferred:

• experience with HPLC/UPLC
• capillary electrophoresis
• ELISA
• PCR
• biopharmaceutical quality attributes
• knowledge of cGMP
• process development
• analytical method qualification
• experience with biologics process development and electronic lab systems

High-value biopharma specifics:

• biologics
• process development
• analytical method transfer
• lifecycle support
• regulatory documentation
• technical leadership in a research-intensive environment

Work setup:

not specified, but implied to be within a collaborative research or laboratory setting; travel not required.

Focus areas:

• analytical sciences
• biologics process support
• lifecycle management for therapeutic proteins