Assistant Upstream Scientist

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Job description

Currently I have an opening for an Assistant Upstream Scientist located in Elkton, VA. Details for the position are as follows:

Pay Range: $24-$34/hour

Job Description:

12-month contract with the possibility of extending or converting to permanent based on performance and budget.

SHIFT- 3-2-3 Day/Night 6a-6pm, 6p-6a rotating shift schedule.

As a member of Process Development, the primary goal of the position is to:

Participate in/drive fermentation and/or purification of proteins/VLPs at lab and pilot scale

Provide support for execution of process development activities and manufacturing investigations

Perform laboratory scale studies

Design and troubleshoot experiments

Employ excellent verbal and written communication skills

Author laboratory notebooks and technical documents

Work both independently and within multidisciplinary team

Produce high quality work against firm deadlines

Maintain good sample handling practices

Balance and prioritize competing deliverables

Commit to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace

This position will report to the Technical Operations Department and will support the manufacture of HPV vaccine as part of a multidisciplinary team, the candidate will have a fundamental knowledge of fermentation and cell culture, protein chemistry and purification, analytical techniques and/or laboratory operations.

Join our Process Development Team in using a variety of fermentation techniques, purification techniques, and characterization methods to support commercial and bench scale pharmaceutical processes. The PD team uses a scale down model to provide investigation support, promote process understanding, and facilitate technology transfer of products to the Elkton site. We work with teams across the network to bridge process, quality, and analytical principles and synthesize these into a focused laboratory that provides high quality support to realize the sustained production of medication for patients.

Qualifications:

A bachelor's degree in a relevant scientific discipline (biochemistry, chemistry, biology), life sciences, Engineering

Experience with Bio Reactor and or Micro fermentation experience. Any automation (delta v system) experience great asset. Aseptic technique experience

Wet chemistry laboratory skills (pipetting, buffer preparation, filtration, dilution, stoichiometry)

Proficiency with technical writing and laboratory records (laboratory notebooks, chemical inventory, data management)

Preferred Experience and Skills:

Experience performing fermentation or cell culture studies at the labs scale

Experience performing fermentation or cell culture studies using shake flasks

Knowledge of yeast fermentation and metabolism

Experience with laboratory operations

Experience with facility operations

Experience working in an industry environment

Experience conducting laboratory scale process characterization studies

Experience troubleshooting technical issues (experimental, equipment-related issues)

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