Associate Scientist - Purification Process Development

Our client, a world leader in biotechnology and gene therapy, is looking for an Associate Scientist, Purification Process Development based in Oceanside, CA.

Job Duration: Long Term Contract (Possibility Of Extension)

Pay Rate : $45/hr on W2

Company Benefits: Medical, Paid Sick leave, 401K

Seeking an Associate Scientist to support purification process development, characterization, scale-up, and technology transfer for biologics in pivotal and commercial development. The role involves hands-on laboratory work, process optimization, GMP manufacturing support, and collaboration with internal and external partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and execute purification process development and characterization studies.
  
• Perform laboratory-scale purification experiments and analyze experimental data.
  
• Support process scale-up, technology transfer, and implementation at internal and external GMP manufacturing facilities.
  
• Develop and document experimental protocols, reports, and electronic laboratory records.
  
• Provide technical support for manufacturing investigations and atypical events.
  
• Support purification platform development and evaluation of new technologies.
  
• Mentor junior team members on purification strategies, experimental design, and process transfer.
  
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Process Development, Manufacturing, Quality, and external partners.
  
• Maintain laboratory operations, equipment, compliance, safety, and data integrity standards.
  

Required Qualifications

• MS + 2 years or BS + 4 years of relevant experience in Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, or related discipline.
  
• Strong hands-on experience with biologics purification process development.
  

Preferred Technical Skills

• Chromatography and AKTA/UNICORN
  
• Tangential Flow Filtration (TFF)
  
• Normal Flow Filtration (NFF)
  
• Centrifugation
  
• High-throughput purification screening
  
• Virus inactivation/removal
  
• Process scale-up and GMP technology transfer
  
• Design of Experiments (DoE), statistics, and data analysis
  
• JMP and/or Spotfire
  
• Laboratory automation and data-management tools
  

If interested, please share your updated resume at [email protected]/[email protected]