*STANDARD BUSINESS HOURS- SOME AFTER HOUR SUPPORT
**Must have biotech/pharma background/experience, plus must have cell culture and/or purification experience
Basic Qualifications
Master degree OR Bachelor degree and 2 years of experience OR Associate degree and 6 years of experience OR High school diploma / GED and 8 years of experience
Top 3 Must Have Skill Sets:
- Specifically looking for downstream purification experience**
- Strong communication - must be comfortable speaking to a group of 20+ manufacturing associates in presentation (data reviews/etc.)
- GMP experience highly preferred (Looking for GMP background/ someone who has dealt with FDA/ inspectors/ auditors)
Day to Day Responsibilities:
Under guidance of senior staff, the Engineer performs the following:
- Transfer purification drug substance processes and performs process improvements from the laboratory into the manufacturing facility
- Provide technical support for successful scale-up, transfer of process technology, and for clinical and/or commercial manufacturing operation
- Offer process validation support for late stage commercial processes
- Provide routine process monitoring and troubleshooting
- Execute data trending and statistical process analysis
- Support technical direction for process related deviations, CAPAs and change controls
- Identify and support process related operational excellence opportunities
- Represent process development and collaborate with other functions such as Manufacturing, Quality, and Regulatory
Seeking a Process Development Engineer to join the Drug Substance Technology Engineering team at our Thousand Oaks facility. Providing process engineering support for human therapeutic products in clinical development through commercial production, our mission is to translate developmental processes to commercial reality for patients through scientific expertise and engineering innovation.
The Engineer will apply cell culture and/or purification process engineering knowledge in support of technology transfer and clinical/commercial drug substance manufacturing in an innovative manufacturing suite using single-use technology. Will partner with manufacturing, quality, analytical, and bench scientists to support a highly dynamic manufacturing facility.