Principal Scientist, Downstream Process Development

COMPANY:

Our client is a clinical stage biotechnology company focused solely on finding treatments, and one day a cure, for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

LOCATION:

Greater Boston Area

TITLE:

Principal Scientist, Downstream Process Development

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversight, scheduling, planning, and reviewing of viral vector process development and tech transfer experiments in the PD lab related to all downstream processes and in-process analytics, to include process optimization and problem-solving processes and equipment
• Lead a team of scientists and engineers focused on development and optimization of viral vector purifications processes
• Apply DOE and other advanced statistical techniques to design experiments related to process development, characterization, and scale-up

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS:

• D. in Chemical Engineering or related field and 6+ years of experience, Master's or a Bachelor's degree in the same field with 10+ years of experience in downstream process development
• Strong scientific skills and process development experience working with gene therapy products
• Proven expertise in all downstream purification concepts including chromatographic separation, centrifugation, filtration, and viral inactivation/removal

If you meet the requirements above and would like to be considered for this position, apply on-line now for immediate consideration and to be contact with further details.