Scientist I, Purification Process Design

Just-Evotec Biologics is seeking a motivated and creative scientist who desires a significant opportunity to improve worldwide access to biotherapeutics. As a pilot scale downstream scientist, you will join a fast-paced, collaborative, and multidisciplinary team to develop and operate purification processes for low-cost biotherapeutic manufacturing. Process design at Just-Evotec means exposure to innovative technologies like continuous processing technologies for a first-of-its-kind flexible and reconfigurable manufacturing facility. The successful candidate will have experience in single-use and aseptic technologies as well chromatography and filtration theory and operations. Experience with multicolumn chromatography and/or process modeling is a plus. The ideal candidate has strong written and verbal communications skills, works well independently and in teams, and continually looks for ways to improve processes and technology.

Responsibilities:

• Develop purification processes for biotherapeutics manufacturing
• Transfer processes to clinical and commercial manufacturing facilities
• Technology development to reduce the cost and improve the efficiency of purification processes

Position Requirements:

• BS or MS degree in Engineering, Biochemistry, or related field and 5+ years of experience or Ph.D.
• Knowledgeable in chromatography and filtration theory, downstream development strategy, and process scale-up/transfer
• Experience with chromatography operations, including operating AKTA systems
• Experience with filtration operation, including executing bench-scale dead-end filtration, viral filtration, UF/DF, and depth filtration
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with design of experiments (DOE) and analysis using statistical software packages (JMP, MATLAB, etc.)
• Experience with multi column chromatography
• Experience with continuous and connected processing
• Experience with process modeling

The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be $80,000 to $100,000;  Base salary offered may vary depending on individual’s skills, experience and competitive market value. Additional total rewards include discretionary annual bonus, comprehensive benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision and 401k company match, flexible paid time off and paid holiday, wellness and transportation benefits.

Evotec (US) Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, gender, age, disability, genetic information, gender expression, gender identity, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status.