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TSR

Associate Scientist

TSR, Seattle, Washington, us, 98127

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Location : Seattle, Washington Type : Contract Job #83086 Our client, a leading pharmaceutical company, is hiring an Associate Scientist , on a contract basis . Job ID :

83086 Work Location : Seattle, WA – 100% on site Summary : The primary focus of this Associate Scientist will be to support downstream process development and characterization of early and late-stage viral vectors (lentiviral vectors and / or adeno-associated viruses). This position will be providing technical subject matter expertise with internal and / or external development and manufacturing collaborators for activities including tech transfer, process characterization, and pre-clinical or clinical process lifecycle management. Education / Experience : B.S. with 2 years of experience or M.S. with 1 year of hands-on downstream experience Degree in biological or chemical engineering, biochemistry, or bio-related field Experience with Akta Avant chromatography systems and Unicorn software Experience with automated and semi-automated filtration systems (Pendotech, Repligen KR2i, Ambr Crossflow, etc) Hands-on process development experience Independently motivated with ability to multi-task, problem-solve, and coordinate activities within a team Ability to design experiments with design of experiment (DOE) approaches, perform experiments, and interpret the results using statistical software (ex. JMP) Experience in the development of viral vectors (e.g. adeno-, retro-, lenti-), including successful transfer for GMP manufacturing Experience with single-use technologies Knowledge / Skills : Responsibilities : Design, execute, and troubleshoot downstream development experiments supporting next-generation lentiviral vector production Identify, onboard, and develop novel downstream technologies in collaboration with internal and external partners Provide experimental design and executional support to team members Support cross-functional development efforts e.g. downstream process development, high-throughput process development Perform hands-on experimental work in the early-phase development and optimization of primarily downstream (clarification, chromatography, tangential and normal flow filtration) unit operations for viral vector production Work independently and within teams to design, execute, and analyze experiments Maintain accurate and detailed laboratory notebook and documentation Summarize and present data in group meetings and contribute to group discussions and team strategy Author technical reports and study memos Pay :

$55-$58 / hr

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