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Our client, a leading Pharmaceutical company in Oceanside, CA, is looking for a Research Associate II- Downstream Process Development with expertise in protein purification process development to support their pre-pivotal purification & pilot operations group and work in teams for the early and late stage development of protein molecules.

Required Skills:

• BS/BE degree Chemical/Biochemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Biology, or a related scientific discipline: 1-3 years experience required (in purification techniques)
• Familiar with downstream purification process, which includes centrifugation, chromatography, and filtration.
• Hands-on experience of AKTA, Tangential flow filtration and depth filtration is preferred.
• Knowledge of current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs), technology transfer, and scaling up bioprocesses is a plus.

Responsibilities:

• Plan and execute assigned tasks that support downstream purification operations.
• Monitor and evaluate purification process performance data, report and present findings, and proactively seek out senior personnel to discuss potential solutions to problem.
• Participate in group meetings and present results, data interpretation and conclusions.
• Demonstrate strong verbal communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to explain processes used to achieve results of assigned tasks.
• Work with team oriented, collaborative and problem-solving mindset.
• Always work with safety in mind.

***Compensation within this range will be commensurate with level of experience***