Downstream Bioprocess Research AssociateEducation- Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or a related technical field strongly preferred.
Required Experience and Skills- Experience working with adjuvant and lipid nanoparticle (LNP) processing is a plus.
- Experience with tangential flow filtration (TFF), including microfiltration and ultrafiltration.
- Comfortable working in a laboratory environment.
- Strong scientific understanding of downstream bioprocess purification processes.
- Understanding of purification operations for large, complex molecules.
- Technical understanding of bioprocess scale-up and scale-down principles.
- Hands-on wet chemistry laboratory skills, including pipetting, buffer preparation, filtration, dilution, and stoichiometric calculations.
- Proficiency with technical writing and laboratory documentation, including laboratory notebooks, chemical inventory, and data management.
- Strong collaboration and teamwork skills.
- Strong technical problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to interpret, analyze, and present experimental data effectively.
Preferred Experience and Skills- Experience with analytical instrumentation such as:
- Plate readers
- Densitometers
- Thermocyclers
- Capillary isoelectric focusing (cIEF)
- UV/Vis spectrophotometers
- HPLC/UPLC systems
- Experience supporting laboratory operations.
- Previous experience in an industry research environment.
- Experience conducting laboratory-scale process characterization studies.
- Experience troubleshooting experimental and equipment-related technical issues.
- Experience with method development and method transfer.
- Experience working in GMP and/or GLP environments.
Additional Candidate ProfileThe team is particularly interested in candidates with experience in a research-focused laboratory environment. Candidates with a strong scientific foundation and earlier-career experience who are capable of learning and developing within the role may be a strong fit.
Relevant technical experience may include:
- Nanoparticle processing
- Downstream bioprocessing
- Tangential flow filtration (TFF)
- Filtration processes
- Extrusion
- Homogenization
- Purification process development and characterization
The ideal candidate will bring strong laboratory fundamentals, technical curiosity, and the ability to learn and adapt within a collaborative research environment. Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans
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