Scientist II Bioreactor Process Design (all genders)

Job title:

Scientist II Bioreactor Process Design (all genders)

Company:

Evotec

Job description

Permanent position(CDI)General Summary :Just-Evotec Biologics is looking for Scientist II of Bioreactor Process Design to join a fast-paced, collaborative, and multidisciplinary team working on upstream process development (perfusion and intensified fed-batch) projects. In this role, you will participate in further developing and refining Just’s next-generation continuous bioprocessing platform, which we are currently running in our Seattle and Redmond manufacturing facilities at 500L and 1000L scale. Just-Evotec employees are driven by our mission: to expand access to therapeutics by substantially driving down the cost of goods through process technology development. This role is well-positioned to have a substantial impact on patients and the biotechnology industry.This position will be part of a team to perform upstream process development for early and late-stage processes and will include process development, optimisation, characterization, and technology transfer for intensified, continuous processes. The successful candidate will be detail-oriented, self-motivated, efficient, curious, and work well in a team environment. Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively over teleconferences and web-based meetings, are necessary.Missions and responsibilities :Driving all aspects of Upstream process development, characterization, and technology transfer to cGMP manufacturing for hybrid and continuous processes.Serving as an internal technical resource for cGMP manufacturing and Process Design.Clearly and effectively communicating scientific information, experimental plans, and data to internal project teams, senior management, and technology development collaborators.Independently designing, executing, and analyzing statistically designed experiments (DOE).Authoring work instructions, reports, and slides which summarize, organize, and interpret experiment results with review by appropriate team members.Responsible for bench-scale bioreactor operations including run preparation, bioreactor assembly, autoclave, inoculation, daily sampling and analytics, troubleshooting, cleaning, and maintenance.Driving technology development for process intensification and continuous manufacturing to reduce manufacturing costs and footprint through improvements in culture productivity, control of product quality, and data management.Responsible for equipment calibrations and Media preparations in the Lab.Ensure accurate and complete documentation of lab activities and write appropriate technical reports for successful regulatory submission.Ensure the upstream development (USP) labs and equipment is maintained under optimal working conditions and assume responsibility for specific instruments.Contribute to investigations (e.g., deviations) as required to help identify the root cause and propose and implement appropriate corrective actions.Author, amend and review operating documents, such as WI, SOPs, guidelines, and data records. Willing to take on additional activities.Documenting best practices and technical results in ELNs, SOPs, summary reports, etc.Working with vendors and manufacturers.Availability to work occasionally on weekends and evenings is required. (5-day work week/ 2 consecutive days off).Knowledge, skills and abilities:Excellent attention to detail, focused when completing technical tasks.Strong writing skills and efficient at documentation.Excellent experimental design and analysis skills.Able to stay organized in complex situations, keep track of multiple tasks and dataEnthusiastic problem-solver.Experience with Microsoft Office apps (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).Experience with cell culture operations, filtration techniques, automation, analysing data using statistical tools.Experience and education:Master’s degree in engineering, Biochemistry, Biotechnology or related field with 7+ years of experience or PhD with 3+ years of experience in Biosimilars for mammalian derived purification process.Proficiency in both verbal and written English is essential.Other information:Desire to work in a fast, collaborative, and team-oriented environmentFR : Dans le cadre de sa politique Diversité, Evotec étudie, à compétences égales, toutes les candidatures dont celles des personnes en situation de handicap.ENG : In the frame of our Diversity policy, Evotec considers, with equal competences, all applications including people with disabilities.

Expected salary

Location

Toulouse

Job date

Wed, 14 May 2025 22:07:14 GMT

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