Scientist Senior Associate

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.

• Master’s degree (cell biology, molecular biology, biotechnology, biochemistry or similar) and ≥ 2 years industry experience in cell culture/process development/reagent generation; OR Bachelor’s degree and ≥ 4 years relevant industry experience demonstrating increasing responsibility.
• Strong hands‑on expertise in mammalian cell culture with a primary focus on…