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Senior Scientist, Purification Process Development

Employer
Pfizer
Location
Chesterfield, Missouri
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
May 27, 2022

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Discipline
Physical Sciences, Chemistry, Other, Manufacturing/QA/QC
Position Type
Full Time
Job Type
Senior Scientist
Organization Type
Pharma
The Purification Process Development group in Bioprocess R&D has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Scientist to join our team! The successful colleague will have experience in laboratory research and a desire to continue in a laboratory-focused role. This position will join a larger team of scientists across multiple sites focused on developing and optimizing recovery and purification processes for recombinant proteins and biological macromolecules for early- and late-phase clinical trials. The Senior Scientist will be responsible for working with fellow scientists to develop robust, efficient, scalable strategies for improving process performance.

Role Responsibilities

Responsibilities will include small-scale studies, pilot plant and manufacturing downstream purification studies. Based on the analyses of these studies, this position will be expected to develop and test new hypotheses to improve the fundamental understanding of recovery and purification processes.

This position will support process validation, quality by design, regulatory approaches, and quality systems. This position will be expected to prepare internally reviewed technical reports, make oral presentations to scientists and management, and publish externally.

The Senior Scientist will be responsible for executing operational efficiency improvements and planning and implementing improvements across Bioprocess R&D work processes. The successful candidates must be able to endorse change to business infrastructure to ensure pipeline, legacy and technology success.

BASI C QUALIFICATIONS
  • Ph.D. degree with 0+ years of experience, Master's Degree with 7+ years of experience or Bachelor's Degree with 9+ years of experience with a degree in a biological or engineering discipline (Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Chemical/Biochemical Engineering, or equivalent)
  • Experience in purification process development, technology transfer and/or bioprocess manufacturing required
  • Demonstrated ability to drive for results and drive innovative research programs
  • A good understanding of protein and biological macromolecule chemistry, analytics, and bioprocess technology is required
  • Applicants should be organized, self-motivated, and capable of working independently and in a collaborative environment
  • The successful candidate will possess strong oral and written communication skills
  • Strong analytical and computer skills


PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • Diverse work experience recovering recombinant proteins and biological macromolecules from mammalian and microbial/yeast cultures
  • Experience transferring biologics processes to pilot plants or manufacturing organizations, and knowledge of data acquisition and controls systems in these environments is desirable
  • Experience taking a late-stage project through process validation and commercialization is desired
  • Sound understanding of statistical experimental design and analysis is a benefit
  • It would be advantageous for the successful candidate to have a strong working knowledge of the drug development process for progression of a biological candidate


NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS
  • Some travel may be required


Other Job Details:
  • Last Date to Apply: May 26, 2022
  • Onsite research scientist laboratory position: YES
  • Eligible for Employee Referral Bonus: YES


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