US-PA-Spring House: Associate Engineer/Scientist

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Date: 18-Mar-2008

Associate Engineer/Scientist

The Associate Engineer II / Associate Scientist II will support the Cell Culture group of the Development Pilot Plant (DPP). The DPP is responsible for producing pre-clinical and development supplies of monoclonal antibodies, scaling-up and optimizing cell culture operations, and contributing to the transfer of processes to the Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Pilot Plant and commercial manufacturing environment, as necessary. The Associate Engineer II / Associate Scientist II will support cell culture operations in the DPP, including process equipment preparation, operation of perfusion and fed-batch bioreactors, and in-process sample analysis. The individual will maintain accurate records of processing activities in batch documents or lab notebooks and will support scale-up and optimization of novel cell culture operation methods and technologies in conjunction with the Bioprocess Development group and the GMP Cell Culture Operations group. The Associate Engineer II / Associate Scientist II will also assist in the transfer and implementation of these new processes and technologies into the GMP Pilot Plant and commercial manufacturing. The candidate will interface with Scientists, Engineers, Technical Consultants, and Service Representatives and will participate in technical, GMP and safety training for Pilot Plant personnel. Additional responsibilities may be assigned as necessary to support the company’s business objectives.

Qualifications A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Life Sciences (i.e. Biology, Microbiology, Biochemistry) or related field with at least 5+ years of relevant experience is required or a Masters degree with 2+ years of experience or a PhD in Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering and/or Life Sciences (i.e. Biology, Microbiology, Biochemistry) is required. The individual is required to have knowledge of cell culture. A solid understanding of large-scale operations, scale-up, process development, technology transfer, bioreactors, mammalian cell culture and/or GMP is highly desired. The successful candidate will be a hands-on team player, while possessing the ability to work independently. An ideal candidate will have excellent oral and written communication skills and posses the ability to collaborate internally and externally. The position may require an individual to work occasional weekend hours to support cell culture operations. This Senior Associate Scientist opportunity is located in Spring House, PA.

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