Process Development Scientist - taylorollinson Ltd : Job Details

Downstream Process Development Scientist

Location - Cambridge

Sector - Biotechnology

Salary- £28,000 - £35,000 (depending on interview performance & experience)

Full time, permanent role

Do you have experience in chromatographic process development (e.g. with AKTA systems)? Do you have hands on experience in downstream processing within a biotech setting? We have an exciting opportunity available with a biotechnology company in Cambridge. Our client is looking to onboard an experienced scientist with prior R&D experience who can hit the ground running in a process development role.

Applicants must have current UK work eligibility.

The Role

As a scientist within the downstream process development team, you will be responsible for:

• Developing and optimising processes to ensure the successful manufacturing of DNA products,
• Scaling up R&D downstream processes into larger scale manufacturing,
• Maintaining QMS documentation and creating / updating SOPs,
• Independently carrying out experimental troubleshooting.

Skills and Experience Needed

The ideal candidate will have the following:

• At least 1-2 years of relevant downstream processing experience within a biotech / R&D setting (essential).
• Experience with chromatographic process development using AKTA systems (essential).
• Comfortable working independently with AKTA Pure / Avant or Tangential Flow Filtration (TFF) (essential).
• Existing UK work eligibility (essential).
• Hands on experience or knowledge of working in compliance with GMP regulations (essential).
• Experience with tech transfer of chromatographic processes from R&D to GMP / Analytics (desirable).
• Comfortable working within a QMS and writing / updating SOPs (desirable).
• Experience working with Design of Experiments (DoE) software (desirable).

The Package

As an up-and-coming Cambridge Biotech, our client can offer a competitive salary and benefits package including private pension and private health insurance.