Scientist II Bioreactor Process Design (all genders)

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 data

• Enthusiastic 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 environment

FR : 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.