Job Title: Process Development Associate Location: Thousand Oaks, CA 91320 Duration: 12 Months Shift: M-F 8am-5pm **Must be able to sit on-site, shifts may be flexible **WEEKEND work requirement* (1-2 weekend days a month max for a about 3-4 hours total)
Ideal candidate: Manager is requiring hands on lab experience in mammalian cell culture and/or protein purification experiments, including mainly filtration, chromatography and UFDF, at different scales. Manager is requesting candidates that are more familiar with the protein purification rather than cell culture. Needs example of software they have used for design experiments and analyze the data using visualization and analytics software.
Job Description: • Work in a team environment to contribute to drug substance process development. • Contribute to technology development projects to seek continuous improvement in reliability and efficiency. • Execute mammalian cell culture experiments at different scales in shake flasks, culture bags and bioreactors. • Execute purification experiments, mainly filtration, chromatography and UFDF, at different scales. • Program automation for process equipment including benchtop bioreactors, chromatography systems, and robotic liquid handling systems. • Execute process/equipment troubleshooting. • Design experiments and analyze the data using visualization and analytics software. • Document experimental data in lab notebooks. • Communicate findings through reports and presentations.
Top 3 Must Have Skill Sets: • Relevant hands-on lab experience in cell culture or protein purification. • Experience with programming automation for process equipment. • Strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment.
Day to Day Responsibilities: • Execute mammalian cell culture experiments at different scales in shake flasks, culture bags and bioreactors. • Execute purification experiments, mainly filtration, chromatography and UFDF, at different scales. • Program automation for process equipment including benchtop bioreactors, chromatography systems, and robotic liquid handling systems • Execute process/equipment troubleshooting. • Design experiments and analyze the data using visualization and analytics software. • Document experimental data in lab notebooks. • Communicate findings through reports and presentations.
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Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, critical illness, voluntary life, and hospital indemnity insurances to eligible employees. Additional benefits offered to eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE provides unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.
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