Senior Associate Scientist

Position Details :

Our client, a world-leading Pharmaceutical Company in Bothell, WA is currently looking for a Sr. Associate Scientist to join their expanding team.

Job Title : Sr. Associate Scientist / Protein Purification / Pharma Industry

Duration : 18 months contract, extendable up to 36 months

Location : Bothell, WA

Note :

The client has the right-to-hire you as a permanent employee at any time during or after the end of the contract.

You may participate in the company group medical insurance plan

Job Description :

Senior Associate Scientist

Summary :

The Downstream Process Development group in Bioprocess R&D is seeking a Senior Associate Scientist contractor to support the development and optimization of recovery and purification processes for recombinant proteins and biological macromolecules for early- and late-phase clinical trials.

The responsibilities of this position include but are not limited to designing and executing bench-scale development and characterization studies with proper documentation, analyzing and interpreting results, and authoring technical reports.

This position interacts and collaborates with fellow scientists within Downstream PD and across Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Responsibilities :

Design and execute bench-scale chromatography and filtration development and characterization studies

Support process development for new molecules from platform process fit assessment through IND submissions

Transfer manufacturing processes to internal and / or external manufacturing facilities

Author technical reports and make presentations to scientists and management

Work with fellow Bioprocess, Analytical and Pharmaceutical R&D scientists across multiple sites

Qualifications :

Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 2-4+ years of relevant experience OR;

Master's degree with a minimum of 0-2+ years of relevant experience

Relevant experience in a laboratory or manufacturing setting, preferably with preparative or analytical chromatography, filtration, and other techniques

Experience using AKTA and Unicorn software preferred

Experience with experimental design and interpretation of results

Location :

This is a fully onsite role in Bothell, WA