Piper Companies ยท 1 day ago
Scientist (Cell Culture - Biopharmaceutical)
Frederick, MD
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$80K/yr - $115K/yr
4+ years expPiper Companies is seeking a skilled Scientist (Cell Culture/Upstream) to support MS&T, process development, scale-up, and technology transfer of biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes for a well-established biopharmaceutical organization. The role involves providing technical support for upstream manufacturing operations and leading various activities related to cell culture and bioreactor operations.
Management Consulting
Responsibilities
Provide technical support for upstream manufacturing operations
Lead upstream operation activities including operating bioreactors (stainless steel, single-use) for cell growth, aseptic technique in BSCs for inoculation/sampling, and cell culture operations (harvest, maintaining, thawing, etc.)
Analyze process data to identify trends, deviations, and opportunities for improvement
Lead CAPA investigations
Support or lead techn transfer activities for clinical manufacturing operations
Participate in process scale-up studies
Prepare technical reports, presentations, and documentation for internal and regulatory use
Qualification
Required
4+ years of experience with cell culture and upstream process development activities
PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) degree in life science related field required
Understanding of biologics manufacturing processes including mammalian cell culture, purification, formulation scale up processes
Preferred
Post Doctoral experience (western blots, cell culture, flow cytometry, bioreactors, tissue engineering, biomedical engineering experience preferred)
Experience with monoclonal antibodies and cell/gene therapies preferred
Tech transfer across manufacturing sites would be ideal experience for candidate
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
401K
PTO (Paid Time Off)
Paid Holidays
Sick Leave as required by law
Company
Piper Companies
At Piper, we obsess about the success of our customers and consultants.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Justin Jordan
Founder and Chairman
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