Biologics Process Development Scientist: Scale-Up & Tech Transfer

Placements24; Gqeberha; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plan

Incentives based on performance

Conference attendance

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Biologics Process Development Scientist to join a leading R&D team in Port Elizabeth. The role focuses on developing and optimizing robust, scalable manufacturing processes for therapeutic proteins and antibodies, spanning lab work through technology transfer for clinical and commercial manufacturing.

The ideal candidate has a PhD or MS in relevant fields and 4–6 years of biologics experience, including cell culture and purification, with strong GMP knowledge and

Qualifications

• Requires MS or PhD in Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, or related field.
• Minimum 4–6 years in biologics process development, preferably monoclonal antibodies or therapeutic proteins.
• Hands-on experience with cell culture and purification techniques.
• Proficiency in analytical methods for biomolecule characterization.
• Experience with process scale-up and technology transfer is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize upstream and downstream processes for monoclonal antibodies and other recombinant proteins.
• Design and execute experiments using bioreactors, chromatography systems, and filtration tech.
• Characterize intermediates and drug substance with analytical methods (HPLC, ELISA, SDS-PAGE).
• Scale-up to pilot scale; ensure robustness and reproducibility.
• Troubleshoot issues and collaborate with analytical development, formulation, and manufacturing teams.
• Perform process validation activities and prepare technical reports.

Skills

Cell culture

Purification

Analytical methods

Process scale-up

Tech transfer

GMP knowledge

Team collaboration

Education

MS/PhD in relevant field

Tools

Bioreactors

Chromatography systems

Filtration technologies

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Biologics Process Development Scientist to join a leading R&D team in Port Elizabeth. The role focuses on developing and optimizing robust, scalable manufacturing processes for therapeutic proteins and antibodies, spanning lab work through technology transfer for clinical and commercial manufacturing.

The ideal candidate has a PhD or MS in relevant fields and 4–6 years of biologics experience, including cell culture and purification, with strong GMP knowledge and