Process Development Associate

1 month ago


Thousand Oaks, United States Randstad Life Sciences US Full time

Process Development Associate

1 Year (Extendable)

Thousand Oaks, CA

Max PR: $27-31/hr


  • *Must have lab experience and at least one year working on similar projects (includes pipetting and sterile culture)*
  • *WEEKEND work requirement (1-2 weekend days a month for a total of 3-4 hours)*


Top 3 Must Have Skill Sets:

  • Pipetting
  • Mammalian cell culture
  • Sterile technique
  • Bioreactor sampling


Day to Day Responsibilities:

  • Assist in daily bioreactor operations, including bioreactor set-up and daily sampling
  • Perform data analysis and data compilation
  • Learn and perform various upstream and downstream protocols from SOP
  • A successful candidate will be enthusiastic about learning new ideas and eager to help in laboratory operations


Red Flags:

  • No laboratory experience
  • Not able to be on site every day
  • Not able to work at least 1 weekend a month
  • Not eager to learn new processes


Summary

  • The Pivotal Drug Substance Technologies organization at Company develops, characterizes and supports clinical drug substance manufacturing processes for all late-stage programs in the Company portfolio.
  • This lab-based position is located at our Thousand Oaks, CA site. The successful candidate will be responsible for support of the development, characterization, scale-up and support of upstream and downstream processes to enable clinical advancement of Company programs.
  • This role is in an integrated bioprocess development group in which cell culture and purification scientists work together to advance Company’s rich, exciting and dynamic pipeline. With Company’s biology first approach, the position provides the unique opportunity to work on multiple modalities including antibodies, BiTEs, and bispecifics.


Responsibilities

  • The successful candidate will design and execute experiments at the bench scale, spanning the end-to-end drug substance process, including both cell culture and purification operations.
  • The candidate will apply established platform approaches and utilize problem-solving skills to rapidly solve day-to-day experimental challenges.
  • Additionally, the candidate will utilize out-of-the-box thinking to contribute to technology development, including process automation.
  • Finally, the candidate will also expand and develop skills in both cell culture and purification, thereby further contributing to the integrated group.


Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree OR Associate degree and 4 years scientific experience


Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Life Sciences, or other relevant sciences with a demonstrated record of excellence.
  • Ability to identify, develop and implement solutions to practical problems through application of fundamental scientific and engineering principles, preferably in a process development environment.
  • Basic understanding of protein chromatography, filtration or cell culture principles; hands-on experience with mammalian cell culture, and/or purification operations is a plus.
  • Prior experience with data analytical tools (Excel, Spotfire, etc.) is preferred. Experience with statistical analysis and programming in JMP, R, and/or Python environments is a plus.
  • Motivated self-starter with excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
  • Team player with the ability to successfully work within a diverse team in a dynamic, cross-functional environment.
  • Familiarity with design of experiments and statistical analysis of data desirable.



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