USP Process Development Scientist

Hobson Prior are currently looking for an USP Process Development Scientist to join a brilliant biotech organisation on a permanent basis located in London. Our client is focused on engineering remedies that have the possibility to cure people suffering from serious illnesses.

Please note that to be considered for this role you must have the right to work in this location.

Key Responsibilities:

• For this role, to assist with process modifications and tech transfer actions, you will display experimental data to numerous divisions within the company.
• Sustain cell cultures habitually in shaker flasks.
• Contribute to routine upkeep of laboratory apparatus.
• You will design and assist the lab experiments within the USP development team, targeting to scale-up, strengthen and advance the sturdiness of in-house AAV manufacturing operations at the company.
• To assist USP optimisation and material production for DSP development and analytical characterisation actions, you will work the bioreactors at 250ml to 50l scale.
• To cultivate process comprehension, guarantee reproducibility and sturdiness, the ideal candidate will partake in the consistent gathering of process data.
• Plan SOPs and Work instructions for lab equipment and for the unit operations that are being industrialised.
• The ideal candidate has the possibility of attending crucial Gene Therapy / Bioprocess Conferences to assist the organisation's knowledge and serve as a delegate for the company.
• Any other assigned duties.

Key Skills:

• Thinks analytically with the ability to resolve issues.
• Capable of managing change.
• A motivated individual with the ability to plan and organise efficiently.
• A professional approach with integrity and innovation.
• Communication skills, both written and verbally.

Requirements:

• Educated to an advanced degree level in a bioprocess/biochemical/chemical engineering or biochemistry discipline, with at least 1-2 years of experience in process development within a biotech organisation.
• Know-how of engineering protocols for design and scale-up of upstream bioprocess operations.
• Experience with GMP and QbD deliberations within a large-scale manufacturing setting.
• Comprehension and acquaintance with statistical and modelling software and tools, for example, DoE and statistical tests such as ANOVA, t-test.
• Familiarity with cell culture and aseptic management techniques.
• Previous involvement with handling DNA and protein quantification assays, for example, qPCR, ELISA, Picogreen.
• Programming languages experience, for example, VBA, Python, SQL or Matlab is ideal but not necessary.

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