Generate Biomedicines
Principal Scientist, Drug Substance Process Development & Manufacturing (mAB development focus)
Somerville, MA · Principal
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About the role
- We are seeking a Principal Scientist, DS Process Development & Manufacturing, to join our growing Drug Substance group at Generate:Biomedicines.
- The position offers broad exposure across upstream and downstream operations, CDMO management, and quality systems.
- Review and/or author GMP documentation including batch records, change controls, deviations and CAPAs
Responsibilities
- This role will support monoclonal antibody (mAb) drug substance development with a strong MS&T focus, bridging process development, scale-up, tech transfer, and GMP manufacturing execution.
- Support Drug Substance process development and manufacturing activities (e.g., upstream expression, purification, UF/DF, viral clearance)
- Design and execute scale-up, process characterization, and PPQ-enabling studies
- Own tech transfer and support GMP campaigns at CDMO (person-in-plant support as needed)
- Partner cross-functionally across CMC, QA, Regulatory, and Supply Chain to drive program execution
- Drive continuous process improvement and process robustness initiatives
- At Generate Biomedicines, you'll work closely with cross-functional teams and external partners to support the delivery of high-quality Drug Substance for clinical programs.
- You'll gain or broaden your exposure to late-stage CMC activities, collaborate with leading CDMOs, and play a key role in ensuring robust documentation and data integrity for products that matter to patients.
Requirements
- PhD or MS in Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, or related field with relevant industry experience in biologics manufacturing
- 5-8 years of industry experience in Drug Substance process development and/or GMP manufacturing in a biotech/pharma setting
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to analyze complex technical data
- Experience working with CDMOs, supporting tech transfer, and regulatory submissions
- Hands-on experience with GMP documentation (eg: executed Batch Records) and quality systems (deviations, change control, CAPA)
Nice to have
- Familiarity of regulatory issues pertaining to the manufacture of biologics, process validation, QbD principles and industry trends
- Experience supporting BLA/IND submissions.
- Exposure to accelerated development environments for early to late-stage program transitions
Skills
- Leverage AI-driven tools for knowledge management and data analysis to enable efficient and scalable CMC workflows
- Excellent communication and strong technical writing skills
Compensation
- The base salary range provided reflects our current estimate of what we anticipate paying for this position.
- Your actual base salary will be based on several factors, including job-related skills, experience, internal equity, relevant education or training, and market dynamics.
- In addition, you will be eligible for an annual bonus, equity compensation, and a competitive benefits package.
- Per Year Salary Range
- $160,000 - $224,000 USD
Company info
- The Role: We are seeking a Principal Scientist, DS Process Development & Manufacturing, to join our growing Drug Substance group at Generate:Biomedicines.
- Founded in 2018, we are advancing a growing pipeline of clinical and preclinical programs across multiple disease areas and protein modalities.
- We bring diverse perspectives to a shared goal of delivering better medicines to patients in need, faster, guided by our values and leadership behaviors.
- This is an opportunity to contribute to the development of innovative biologics at a company transforming medicine through Generative Biology™.
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- al employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status
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