Scientist I, Cell Culture Development (Pilot Scale)
- Full-time
- Region: US
- Department: Technical Development
Job Description
The candidate will play a significant role in pilot scale operations, process scale-up, manufacturing facility fit, and overall tech transfer from development to drug substance manufacturing site. The ability to manage their work efficiently, apply in depth knowledge of biology and/or engineering principles, maintain operational excellence, meet project timelines and influence other stakeholders across the development organization are all key responsibilities of this position. The candidate will lead the pilot development of continuous manufacturing, high-throughput fed-batch process, and advanced process control technologies.
Responsibilities:
Design, develop and execute pilot development experiments
Coach and mentor junior team members to ensure pilot batches are well-planned and executed
Represent upstream development within cross-functional tech transfer teams
Lead new technology evaluations and innovation projects
Transfer and implement new technologies to the manufacturing space
Perform high-quality data analysis and interpretation
Troubleshoot process deviation and optimize scale-up strategies
Perform facility fit analysis through monte carlo simulation and other statistical models
Document development work in concise reports
Provide project updates in written and oral presentations
Qualifications
Experience in continuous manufacturing and high-throughput fed-batch process
Knowledge in raman spectroscopy, bio-capacitance, off-gas analyzer, refractive index probes, and/or other related advanced process control technologies
Familiar with cell culture perfusion process in tangential flow filtration and/or alternative tangential flow filtration
Understanding of hydrodynamic/shear stress, mass transfer, power per volume, and scale-up.
Strong analytical and mathematical skills (regression model, monte carlo simulation, etc.)
Proven record of successfully planning and executing projects and experiments
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong organizational skills and ability to administer a project in timely manner
Highly skilled in Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Project. Familiarity with computational fluid dynamics (ANSYS Fluent), Oracle Crystal Ball, Design Expert (Stat-Ease), JMP, Matlab, Umetrics, and other statistics software is a plus
Additional Information
The candidate will play a significant role in pilot scale operations, process scale-up, manufacturing facility fit, and overall tech transfer from development to drug substance manufacturing site. The ability to manage their work efficiently, apply in depth knowledge of biology and/or engineering principles, maintain operational excellence, meet project timelines and influence other stakeholders across the development organization are all key responsibilities of this position. The candidate will lead the pilot development of continuous manufacturing, high-throughput fed-batch process, and advanced process control technologies.