BioLegend

Biotechnology

AssociateScientistRecombinantProteinDevelopment

$90–100k San Diego, California, United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“Associate Scientist - Recombinant Protein Development at BioLegend. Skills: Recombinant Protein Development, Protein Expression, Protein Purification, Chromatography Methods. developing functional protein products using cutting-edge protein expression and purification technologies. transforming scientific knowledge into high-quality, sellable products”

What You'll Achieve.

contribute to business revenue by transforming scientific knowledge into high-quality, sellable products; ensure the on-time delivery of internal and external custom orders and projects; driving projects to their completion; ensure traceability and risk control for product releasing

Industry & Context.

Biotechnology
Problems you'll solve

critical thinking; troubleshooting experience; troubleshooting and optimization on protein expression, homogeneity, and stability of developing and released products; troubleshooting in various production stages

Eligibility Requirements

laboratory environment, occasional data entry on a computer, occasional exposure to a warehouse environment, use hands and fingers to handle, feel, or operate objects, tools or controls, reach with hands and arms, frequently stand, talk and hear

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

B.S. degree with minimum 6 years’ experience in Biotechnology industry, M.S. degree with minimum 3 years’ experience in Biotechnology industry, 3+ years of hands-on experience with protein purification via various chromatography methods

Nice to Have

PhD degree in Life Sciences or related fields with Biotechnology industry experience with demonstrated quality system knowledge including ISO 13485, Experience in protein product production including protein expression and purification proteins, Extensive experience in protein or antibody purification and modification, Extensive experience in process optimization for production scale up

What You'll Do.

developing functional protein products using cutting-edge protein expression and purification technologies

transforming scientific knowledge into high-quality

designing and implementing gene-to-protein workflows to produce high-quality recombinant proteins

develop and optimize protein expression

and characterization processes across both prokaryotic and eukaryotic expression platforms

perform laboratory-based protein processing

and purification using various preparative chromatography methods

to develop final product formulations

initiate sustainability efforts for existing designs based on market demand

execute and validate different protein processes

equipment and chemistry protocols

facilitate Manufacturing Group for purification/QC workflow development and SOP optimizing/ troubleshooting in various production stages

own assigned product family in new product development and is responsible for driving projects to their completion

support troubleshooting and optimization on protein expression

and stability of developing and released products

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

actively collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure the on-time delivery of internal and external custom orders and projects within the organization; work with the team and QA to execute and validate different protein processes, equipment and chemistry protocols; establish, coordinate, and communicate project timelines and deliverables with internal, and external team to provide weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports

Communication Scope

communicate project timelines and deliverables with internal, and external team; provide weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports

Process & Methodology

driving projects to their completion, establish, coordinate, and communicate project timelines and deliverables, provide weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports

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