Biologist

Currently we have an opening for a Biologist located in Worcester, MA
. Details for the position are as follows:

• 12-month contract with the possibility of extending or converting to permanent based on performance and budget.
• This position is in the Biologics Purification Development team of the Product Development Science & Technology department at Client Bioresearch Center. The candidate will be involved with all aspects of protein purification and protein chemistry to support biopharmaceutical process development.
  
  Responsibilities include:
• Execute high throughput scale down robotic purification as part of early and late stage process development, viral clearance, process characterization, and continuous process improvement studies.
• Perform data acquisition and analysis, and documentation in electric lab notebooks.
• Will develop economical, robust steps for recovering the target protein from bioreactor harvests using chromatography, filtration, and other separation techniques; developing downstream purification processes to be transferred to manufacturing; and perform laboratory scale process characterization studies.
• Perform various bioanalytical assays, including HPLC, ELISAs and SDS-PAGE, to aid in rapid process development.
• The candidate must possess strong written, oral, and collaborative skills in order to effectively communicate experimental procedures and results.
• As appropriate, the candidate may supply technical support for pilot and/or GMP manufacturing of clinical materials.
• Execute new technology/innovation evaluation for purification process.

• Seeking a fresh PhD