Job Description
Research Associate III, Process Development
Department: 55 - ECO Process Development
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Redwood City, CA
Compensation: $106,000 - $115,000 / year
The Research Associate III, Process Development will join the Process Development group which is part of the TechOps organization. Successful candidates will be a part of a dynamic and enthusiastic team responsible for development, scale up and tech transfer of the ECO Synthesis™ platform. The individual will be working with a high performing team with day-to-day laboratory workflows and operations helping design, optimize, and analyze workups from the ECO Synthesis™ platform. The position is an on-site role located at our Redwood City facility
If any of the below describes you, we would love to meet you!
- Possess a passion for being part of the therapeutic community helping bring cutting edge treatments to patients in need.
- Enjoys collaboration across different functional groups to get a holistic understanding of process development along with aligning data with internal stakeholders.
- Enjoys problem solving by implementing engineering and analytical solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Establishing and executing scientific experimentation plans for ECO Synthesis™ with scientists in the process development team.
- Generating Design of Experiments (DoE) models, executing laboratory workflows and compiling data into the design space.
- Identifying critical process parameters that can be improved and proposing solution-based applications from data driven analysis.
- Presenting data at team and cross functional level on the current PD ongoings.
- Providing routine troubleshooting and maintenance of process development instruments including reactors, HPLCs, purification skids and UF/DF manifolds.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biology, Biochemistry or relevant scientific field and 4 years of relevant industrial/academic experience in a laboratory environment OR Master’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biology, Biochemistry or relevant scientific field and 2 years of hands on experience.
- Ability to learn quickly, prioritize responsibilities, multi-task, think critically, and work both independently and within teams in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience with documentation, record keeping, writing SOPs and reports.
Additional experience that would be valuable for this role includes:
- Hands-on experience working with laboratory scale bioreactors, laboratory automation, HPLC, TFF, or preparatory scale purification.
- General knowledge of biochemistry and protein expression concepts.
- Understanding of DoE based applications and generating of design spaces.
- Experience with statistical modeling software such as JMP.
Job Benefits
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Basic Life, AD&D, Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- 401k with Company Match up to 4%
- Company Equity
- Generous Paid Time Off including 18 Company Holidays (with a summer and winter shutdown), Vacation, and Wellness Time
- Annual Lifestyle Account for reimbursement of fitness programs, equipment and more
- Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Commuter/Parking, Dependent Care & Healthcare)
- Student Debt Program (Company Contribution to Loans)
- Mental Health Wellness Program
- Subsidized onsite lunch program
- Onsite Gym Facilities
- Paid Parental Leave
And More!
