Process Development Scientist

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$40.00/hr - $48.00/hr

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Duration: 05 months contract

Shift: Regular Working Hours

• This senior role balances advanced laboratory execution (cell culture, reagent generation and characterization) with technical leadership of process development, laboratory automation, and digital transformation. You will own medium-to-large improvement projects from problem definition through vendor/technology evaluation, piloting/validation, SOP generation, and handoff into operations while also supporting daily routine tasks.
• This engagement requires conformance with company’s site policies, safety, quality, and data‑integrity requirements. The successful candidate must model company’s mission and the company’s values.

• Cell bank manufacturing/upstream cell culture processing/mammalian cell culture
• Laboratory automation/process improvement
• Technical leadership and teamwork

• Create and characterize adherent and suspension assay cell lines and develop high‑quality assay‑ready (ready‑to‑plate) cell banks for cell‑based potency assay methods in Process Development (PD) and Quality Control (QC), with a primary focus on adherent mammalian cell lines.
• Support mammalian cell culture work end‑to‑end for assay cell bank generation (planning, media preparation, expansion, harvest, cryopreservation, and documentation).
• Operate and use WAVE™ 25 Rocker and Corning® HYPERStack® vessels for scale‑up culture and banking activities with primary focus on closed‑system multi‑layer vessels (HYPERStack®) for adherent cell lines.
• Lead process development and automation projects that increase throughput, reduce variability, and strengthen data integrity for assay cell bank and reagent workflows.
• Evaluate, pilot and integrate laboratory automation (e.g., liquid handlers, tube handlers, etc.); develop vendor assessments and implementation plans.
• Author, revise and own SOPs and protocols to enable robust processes and successful transfer to operations.
• Manage and improve digital inventory workflows; integrate process data to support forecasting and replenishment triggers.
• Perform and support advanced reagent work: antibody/protein purification and conjugation.
• Translate research and experimental results into concise technical recommendations and present to cross‑functional teams and senior stakeholders.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to staff; act as a subject matter expert for GCR operations.
• Perform inventory management tasks, global shipping, reagent sub‑aliquoting, and documentation in accordance with applicable SOPs.
• Operate lab and automation equipment, including centrifuges, HPLC systems, incubators, freezers, LN₂ dewars, vial fillers, labelers, and cappers.
• Handle daily tasks and team support while managing projects in a fast‑paced setting.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality and data integrity expectations.

• Upstream cell culture processing and cell bank manufacturing experience (preferably assay cell banks with a primary focus on adherent mammalian cell lines; suspension as needed).
• Experience working in a GxP‑regulated environment.
• Hands‑on experience with reagent development, including antibody/protein purification and conjugation techniques.
• Practical experience with laboratory automation hardware and software, and knowledge of automation validation/transfer practices.
• Experience with digital inventory systems and familiarity with SharePoint and Smartsheet.
• Demonstrated competence with data visualization/analytics tools to analyze and present data (e.g., Spotfire, Tableau, Power BI).
• Prior experience authoring SOPs and supporting Quality in regulated environments.
• Experience mentoring staff and leading technical teams or multi‑disciplinary project efforts.
• Practical use of AI tools, including GenAI.