Evotec
Senior Scientist I, Purification Process Development
Redmond · Senior
Sponsorship not specified$126k-$137kDetected 6 days ago
SparkGMPLeadershipCommunicationMentoringMicrosoft Office
About the role
- Just-Evotec Biologics' Purification Process Development group is seeking an enthusiastic and hardworking team member who is passionate about expanding worldwide access to biotherapeutics through the advancement of continuous bioprocessing technology.
- The successful candidate will have experience in chromatography and filtration theory and operations.
- The ideal candidate will have strong scientific group management and leadership skills as well as a proven track record of a deep understanding of purification process development.
Responsibilities
- Serving as an internal technical resource for cGMP manufacturing and Process Design as well as a resource and subject matter expert for external clients and partners for purification processes (small scale models, process transfer, and scale up) including authoring CMC regulatory sections.
- Serving as a functional area lead for platform or complex client early-stage (FIH) and late-stage Process Characterization (PC) projects as well as technology development projects.
- Serving as a Project Team Lead within the process development organization to execute on client projects that involve multiple functional areas for platform, early-stage (FIH) projects.
- Independently designing, executing, and analyzing statistically designed experiments (DOE).
- Inclusive Culture: We're committed to building a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone's voice is valued, and curiosity is encouraged.
- We can't wait to see where your curiosity leads you-and how it will shape the future of Just-Evotec.
Requirements
- BS/MS in Engineering, Biochemistry, Biology, or related field with 8+ years of experience or Ph.D. in Engineering, Biochemistry, Biology, or related field with 4+ years of experience.
- Expertise in purification technology and process development, transfer to cGMP manufacturing plants, and authoring CMC sections of regulatory filings.
- Experience with commercial process development, process characterization, and validation.
- Experience in training, mentoring, and supervising team members as well as leading development teams for external client projects and collaborations and internal technology development initiatives.
- Experience analyzing data in tools such as JMP, R, or Python.
- Experience working in a cGMP or clean room setting (this job is non-GMP but knowledge of GMP is helpful for process/tech transfer activities).
- Strong written and verbal communication skills are required as well as experience in client and multi-site communication.
- Experience with common software packages (such as Microsoft Office, Google Suite, etc.) is required.
Nice to have
- Experience with high throughput chromatography screening, chromatography mechanistic modeling, multicolumn chromatography, and process modeling is a plus.
- Experience with high throughput process development systems is a plus.
Compensation
- The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be $126,000 to $137,000; Base salary offered may vary depending on individual's skills, experience and competitive market value.
Benefits
- Growth Opportunities: We're a company that believes in continuous learning and development.
Company info
- At Just-Evotec, we believe that curiosity is the spark that drives innovation and success.
- As a forward-thinking team, we thrive on challenging the status quo, learning from each other, and pushing the boundaries of what's possible.
- We're on a mission to create a place where curiosity isn't just encouraged, it's celebrated.
- Are you someone who asks questions, seeks answers, and isn't afraid to go deeper? #BeCureious with us and see where your curiosity can take you!
- This person will join a fast-paced, collaborative, and multidisciplinary team to support purification process development at the bench and pilot scale for the advancement of low-cost biotherapeutics manufacturing.
- Process design at Just-Evotec means exposure to innovative technologies like high throughput automated robotic screening and continuous processing technologies for a first-of-its-kind flexible and reconfigurable manufacturing facility.
- Finally, the ideal candidate is curious, creative, engaged, and the type who works well independently and in teams while constantly looking for ways to advance scientific processes and improve technology.
- Leading a diverse group of scientists encompassing all aspects of purification process development, characterization, and validation as well as technology transfer to cGMP manufacturing for hybrid and continuous processes.
- Clearly and effectively communicating scientific information, experimental plans, and data to internal project teams, senior management, external clients, vendors, and technology development collaborators.
- Authoring SOPs, reports, and slides which summarize, organize, and interpret experiment results with review by appropriate team members.
- Training, mentoring, and supervising staff and interns.
- Driving technology development for process intensification and continuous manufacturing to reduce manufacturing costs and footprint through improvements in culture productivity, control of product quality, and data management.
- Supporting the management of staff, capital resources, and planning within the department.
- Other tasks as assigned.
- Who You Are:
- Expertise in design of experiments (DOE) and statistical analysis.
Equal opportunity
- Equal Opportunity Employer.
This listing is sourced directly from Evotec's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.