Job Title: Process Development Associate
Duration: 12 Months
Location: 91320, Thousand Oaks, CA
Possible Extension: Yes
100% Onsite Thousand Oaks
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)
Willingness to occasionally work evenings or weekends (infrequent late nights up to 8:00 PM).
 
The ideal candidate is a recent Bachelor’s or Master’s graduate in a life sciences field with hands-on laboratory experience, particularly in mammalian cell culture and/or protein purification techniques.
Success in this role requires someone who is eager to learn, highly trainable, and motivated to grow within a collaborative and fast-paced team environment. Strong interpersonal communication skills, both verbal and written, are essential, as is the ability to confidently discuss past lab experience in interviews.
 
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.

 
Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors degree OR Associates degree and 2 years of experience OR High school diploma / GED and 4 years of experience

 
Top 3 Must Have Skill Sets:

• Relevant hands-on lab experience in cell culture or protein purification.
• Strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment.
• Experience with data analysis tools

 
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.

 
Red Flags:

• Lack of lab-based experience in academia or industry
• Lack of experience in data visualization and analysis
• Lack of evening and weekend availability

 
Interview Process:

• Video call with hiring manager and panel interviews. (2 interviews)

 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 25.00/hr.