Scientist II, Biologics Drug Substance Development, Cell Culture Development Full-time

Job Title

The Cell Culture Development Group in South San Francisco, CA is seeking a Scientist II to join a talented and collaborative team to develop cell culture processes for GMP applications.

In this position, you will perform cell culture process development, scale-up, and technology transfer activities in a well-supported and dynamic environment to help advance novel biotherapeutics into human clinical studies.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize robust and scalable cell culture processes in ambr250 and 2L bioreactors
• Perform pilot scale material generation using 50L, 200L and 500L single use bioreactors
• Develop inoculum expansion and master cell bank generation processes
• Design and execute small scale and pilot scale depth filtration and centrifugation primary recovery processes
• Perform tech transfer of Master cell bank generation, cell culture and primary recovery processes to the GMP manufacturing facilities
• Provide person-in-plant support at the GMP manufacturing facility
• Develop and optimize N-1 perfusion processes as well as intensified fed-batch processes
• Represent the cell culture development group in cross-functional meetings and collaborate closely with cell line, purification, analytical and formulation development leads to meet project timelines
• Author and review technical reports, GMP campaign summary reports and relevant sections in regulatory filings
• Proactively identify and implement opportunities to optimize platform processes and deepen process understanding
• Present scientific findings at internal or external conferences

Qualifications

Basic:

• Scientific degree in chemical engineering, bioengineering, biotechnology, or a related field, ≥ 5 years for M.S., or ≥ 7 years for B.S.
• Proficient in aseptic techniques
• Experienced in developing and executing mammalian suspension cell culture processes in shake flasks, ambr250 and 2L bioreactors
• Significant experience with perfusion technology, especially Alternating Tangential flow filtration (ATF) at bench and pilot scale
• Strong understanding of mammalian cell and molecular biology and cell culture bioprocess engineering concepts
• Strong attention to detail; active and quick learner; able to change courses quickly as needed, raises the bar and is never satisfied with the status quo; open to suggestions and embraces the ideas of others; collaborative actively builds relationships with others
• Experienced in technical report authoring and reviewing
• Proficient with Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and statistical modelling software such as JMP

Preferred:

• Experience with authoring peer-reviewed publications, technical reports, regulatory documents, and/or presentations at conferences
• Basic knowledge of automation and coding languages (Python, etc.)

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs.

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