Downstream Process Scientist - Large Scale Development Operations

Eurofins•Malvern, PA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The candidate for this position will work as a member of a small team to perform scale-up/scale-down development of therapeutic biologics with strong emphasis on API proteins within the Large-Scale Development & Operations downstream (DSP) group in Malvern, PA. The candidate’s primary responsibilities will include a component of pilot-scale DSP operations execution, DSP data acquisition and modeling, and optimizing the process steps to be representative of the target process scale to ensure right first time technical transfers.

Requirements

Minimum of completed BS in scientific related discipline is required.
Knowledge of and hands-on experience with DSP purification (chromatography, filtration) of protein therapeutics (such as antibodies) is required.
Data reporting, ability to present findings to management, and experience with team-based collaborations is required.
Authorization to work in the United States indefinitely without restriction or sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Experience with scale-up/down of DSP, and/or execution at pilot or manufacturing scales for biologics manufacture is preferred.
Exposure to analytical method development for in-process methods is preferred.
The candidate must be highly organized and capable of managing/pursuing multiple projects with some supervision.
Experience maintaining written records of work in the form of (electronic) notebooks, technical reports and protocols is preferred.

Responsibilities

Pilot-scale and occasional laboratory work with chromatographic purification and several types of filtration systems
Record and analyze data, verify data integrity and accuracy, and report/summarize findings to the project development teams
Design experiments to optimize DSP operations within the Large-Scale Development & Operations DSP group to ensure that they are representative of internal and external manufacturing sites
Draft technical documents, SOPs, and work instructions
Work in a team environment as well as contributing individually to meet project timelines and objectives