Sr. Research Associate/Associate Scientist, Process Development

Our Process Development team is looking to bring on board a Sr. Research Associate/Associate Scientist.  This individual will be a key member of the Process Development team, performing primarily upstream process optimization activities for AAV based production platform. 

Duties: 

• Support development of a suspension cell AAV production platform in-house.
• Conduct studies to enable development of representative scale down models for manufacturing processes.
• Design and conduct experiments to assess critical and key process parameters and process controls and study their impact on critical quality attributes for AAV production.
• Analyzing and interpreting experimental results; suggesting changes or additional experiments to improve the robustness and/or reproducibility of the production process.
• Conduct dPCR and flow cytometry experiments and analysis.
• Thorough documentation of experimental data and analysis
• Sample inventory maintenance. 

Requirements: 

• BS degree in Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Biology or a related discipline plus a minimum of 3-4 years of experience as a research associate within a biotech or pharmaceutical company. 
• Experience using DOE software to design experiments a key plus
• Meticulous attention to detail and demonstrated experience of carefully recording methods and results.
• Proven and consistent work ethic.  Self-directed; open to challenges with enthusiasm.
• A strong aptitude to learn and take on new challenges.
• Outstanding collaboration, problem solving team player with excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Experience in mammalian cell culture (both adherent and suspension), aseptic techniques, transfections and analytical techniques such as PCR and flow cytometry
• Prior experience working in a fast-paced, start-up environment.