Associate Scientist, Biotherapeutics Development & Supply Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API)

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Job Function:
Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical Development

Job Sub Function:
Biotherapeutics R&D

Job Category:
Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:
Malvern, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description:

About Innovative Medicine:

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements.

Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.
 

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.
 

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

We are searching for the best talent for an Associate Scientist, Biotherapeutics Development & Supply Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) to be onsite in Malvern, PA.
 

Purpose:
The Associate Scientist, Biotherapeutics Development & Supply Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) will perform process development and manufacturing for large molecule cell culture processes.

You will be responsible for:


* Performing cell culture process operations covering vial thaw through bioreactor harvest


* Aseptic technique and cell culture manipulations involving a variety of cell culture vessels (i.e., shake flasks, and wave bioreactors)


* Large scale and single use bioreactors, including assembly, preparation, operation, and maintenance


* Clean In Place and Steam in Place procedures


* Record and analyze experimental data, verify data integrity and accuracy, and report/summarize findings to the project team


* Works closely with project teams and collaborate with support functions to meet or exceed the goals and objectives of Protein Therapeutics API Development – Biologics Therapeutics Development & Supply


* Thrive in a diverse team setting by giving technical expertise to multiple large molecule programs, proficient with documentation, and reviewing analytical data


* Maintain equipment logs and assist with the resolution of equipment downtime


* Follow laboratory safety procedures

 

Qualifications / Requirements:

Education:


* Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree is required
 

Required:


* Minimum 1 year of experience in the pharmaceutical and/or biotechnology industry


* Experience with upstream processing and purification of large molecules


* Experience maintaining written r...