- The Pre-Pivotal Drug Substance Technologies organization at company develops, characterizes and supports clinical drug substance manufacturing processes for all early-stage programs in the company portfolio.
- This lab-based position is located at our Thousand Oaks, CA site. The successful candidate will be responsible for support of the development, characterization, scale-up and support of upstream and downstream processes to enable clinical advancement of company programs.
- This role is in an integrated bioprocess development group in which cell culture and purification scientists work together to advance company's rich, exciting and dynamic pipeline. With company's biology first approach, the position provides the unique opportunity to work on multiple modalities including antibodies, BiTEs, oncolytic viruses, bispecifics, and siRNAs.
location: Newbury Park, California
job type: Contract
salary: $30.00 - 31.59 per hour
work hours: 9 to 5
education: Bachelors
responsibilities:
- Ideal candidates will: work on culturing mammalian cells, maintaining bioreactors, sampling bioreactors. Must have lab experience at least one year working on similar projects.
- Manager wants to hire candidate with either masters and the other bachelors level (both are entry level, voluntary or academic lab exp, some level of lab needed.
- The successful candidate will design and execute experiments at the bench scale, spanning the end-to-end drug substance process, including both cell culture and purification operations.
- The candidate will apply established platform approaches and utilize problem-solving skills to rapidly solve day-to-day experimental challenges.
- Additionally, the candidate will utilize out-of-the-box thinking to contribute to technology development, including process automation.
- Finally, the candidate will also expand and develop skills in both cell culture and purification, thereby further contributing to the integrated group.
qualifications:
- Bachelor's or master's degree OR Associate degree and 4 years scientific experience
- Basic understanding of protein chromatography and filtration processes and hands-on industry experience with purification operations.
- Prior experience with data analytical tools (Excel, Spotfire, etc.) is preferred. Experience with statistical analysis and programming in JMP, R, and/or Python environments is a plus.
- Team player with the ability to successfully work within a diverse team in a dynamic, cross-functional environment.
- Master's degree in Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Life Sciences, or other relevant sciences with a demonstrated record of excellence.
skills: Chromatography, Cell Cultures, Mammalian Cell Culture
Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.
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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).
This posting is open for thirty (30) days.
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