Upstream/Downstream Process Development Scientist, Cell Gene Therapy

<br> <b>Company Description</b> <br> <br> <strong>Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins works with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate.</strong> <strong>Eurofins believes it is a global leader in food, environmental, pharmaceutical and cosmetics products testing and in agroscience CRO services. It is also one of the global independent market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, CDMO, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies. </strong> <br> <br> <strong>In over just 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to over 47,000 staff across a network of more than 900 independent companies in over 50 countries and operating more than 800 laboratories. Eurofins offers a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products, as well as providing innovative clinical diagnostic testing services, as one of the leading global emerging players in specialised clinical diagnostics testing. </strong> <br> <br> <strong>In 2019, Eurofins generated</strong> <strong>total revenues of EUR &euro; 4.56 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years. </strong> <br> <br> <b>Job Description</b> <br> <ul> <li>Lead and perform downstream process development for large molecule based products such as gene therapy and vaccines within the API-Large Molecule group</li> <li>Conduct cell culture/5L bioreactor experiments andpurification experiments for cell gene therapy</li> <li>Leading and participating in design of experiments</li> <li>Executing the planned experiments</li> <li>Optimizing purification process steps</li> <li>Data analysis for early and late stage products</li> <li>Lead design and execution of the development studies to identify and determine process parameter ranges for purification process steps.</li> <li>Take a lead role to transfer process from development to GMP clinical and commercial manufacturing.</li> <li>Record and analyze experimental data</li> <li>Verify data integrity and accuracy</li> <li>Report/summarize findings to the project team</li> <li>Write technical documents.</li></ul> <br> <b>Qualifications</b> <br> <ul> <li>Experience supporting downstream process development for AAV production</li> <li>Perform general laboratory tasks related to aseptic manipulation processes and pipettes</li> <li>Perform aseptic cell culture and support vector generation activities, including cell passaging, transfection/infection and harvesting</li> <li>Keep accurate records, follow instructions, and comply with company policies.</li> <li>At least a bachelors degree in a scientific concentration such as Chemistry, Biochemistry and/or Biotechnology</li></ul> <br> <b>Additional Information</b> <br> <br>Position is full-time, Monday - Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm. Candidates currently living within a commutable distance of Malvern, PA are encouraged to apply.<br> <ul> <li>Excellent full time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage, dental, and vision options</li> <li>Life and disability insurance</li> <li>401(k) with company match</li> <li>Paid vacation and holidays</li></ul> <br> <strong>Eurofins is aM/F, Disabled, and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.</strong> <br><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/YmJnZW5lcmljLjMzODYyLjEyNTI0QGV1cm9maW5zdXNjb21wLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">