ASSOCIATE SCIENTIST - BIOLOGY
IN Foster City, CA, USA!
Date Posted: 06/06/2025
Hiring Organization: Rose International
Position Number: 483828
Industry: Biotech/Healthcare
Job Title: Associate Scientist - Biology
Job Location: Foster City, CA, USA, 94404
Work Model: Onsite
Employment Type: Temporary
FT/PT: Full-Time
Estimated Duration (In months): 13
Min Hourly Rate($): 35.00
Max Hourly Rate($): 40.00
Must Have Skills/Attributes: GMP, Implementation, Interpersonal Skills, Writing Skills
Experience Desired: cell culture and/or protein purification process (1 yrs)
Required Minimum Education: Associate's Degree
Preferred Certifications/Licenses: Not Required
Job Description
Knowledge, Experience and Skills:
Familiar with cell culture operations, including shake flask and aseptic work in biosafety cabinets, Wave bioreactors, and large scale Single Use Bioreactors.
Hands on experience with reactor sampling and daily monitoring of processes is preferred.
Familiar with downstream purification process, which includes centrifugation, chromatography, and dead-end as well as tangential filtration.
Hands-on experience of AKTA, Tangential flow filtration and depth filtration is preferred. AKTA and UNICORN programming: a huge plus, not a must as it is trainable (yet needs experience with other Chromatography operations (e.g. how it works, how to pack resins in columns of various sizes).
Knowledge of current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs), technology transfer, and scaling up bioprocesses is a plus.
Must be able to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
Must demonstrate excellent technical writing skills: strong verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
Must be self-motivated, organized, and enjoy scientific investigation and thinking.
Clinical commercial manufacturing or pilot time activities + manufacturing.
Education Requirement:
AA/AS degree: must have 2+ year relevant industry experience (cell culture and/or purification techniques).
OR
BS/BE degree in Chemical/Biochemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Biology, or a related scientific discipline: at least 1 years of experience required (in cell culture and/or purification techniques).
Role:
Seeking motivated, team-oriented individuals with expertise and experience in cell culture and/or protein purification process development and/or scale-up to support our pre-pivotal purification & pilot operations group. This is an opportunity to work in teams for the early- and late-stage development of biological molecules.
Specific Responsibilities:
Plan and execute assigned tasks that support upstream cell culture and downstream purification operations.
Monitor and evaluate process performance data, report and present findings, and proactively seek out senior personnel to discuss potential solutions to problem.
Work with group members to maintain the lab, including analytical equipment maintenance, inventory and stocking support, and general lab upkeep activities.
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.
**Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.**
**Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client's business needs and requirements.**
Benefits:
For information and details on employment benefits offered with this position, please visit . Should you have any questions/concerns, via our secure .
California Pay Equity:
For information and details on pay equity laws in California, please visit the State of California Department of Industrial Relations' .
IN Foster City, CA, USA!
Date Posted: 06/06/2025
Hiring Organization: Rose International
Position Number: 483828
Industry: Biotech/Healthcare
Job Title: Associate Scientist - Biology
Job Location: Foster City, CA, USA, 94404
Work Model: Onsite
Employment Type: Temporary
FT/PT: Full-Time
Estimated Duration (In months): 13
Min Hourly Rate($): 35.00
Max Hourly Rate($): 40.00
Must Have Skills/Attributes: GMP, Implementation, Interpersonal Skills, Writing Skills
Experience Desired: cell culture and/or protein purification process (1 yrs)
Required Minimum Education: Associate's Degree
Preferred Certifications/Licenses: Not Required
Job Description
Knowledge, Experience and Skills:
Familiar with cell culture operations, including shake flask and aseptic work in biosafety cabinets, Wave bioreactors, and large scale Single Use Bioreactors.
Hands on experience with reactor sampling and daily monitoring of processes is preferred.
Familiar with downstream purification process, which includes centrifugation, chromatography, and dead-end as well as tangential filtration.
Hands-on experience of AKTA, Tangential flow filtration and depth filtration is preferred. AKTA and UNICORN programming: a huge plus, not a must as it is trainable (yet needs experience with other Chromatography operations (e.g. how it works, how to pack resins in columns of various sizes).
Knowledge of current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs), technology transfer, and scaling up bioprocesses is a plus.
Must be able to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
Must demonstrate excellent technical writing skills: strong verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
Must be self-motivated, organized, and enjoy scientific investigation and thinking.
Clinical commercial manufacturing or pilot time activities + manufacturing.
Education Requirement:
AA/AS degree: must have 2+ year relevant industry experience (cell culture and/or purification techniques).
OR
BS/BE degree in Chemical/Biochemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Biology, or a related scientific discipline: at least 1 years of experience required (in cell culture and/or purification techniques).
Role:
Seeking motivated, team-oriented individuals with expertise and experience in cell culture and/or protein purification process development and/or scale-up to support our pre-pivotal purification & pilot operations group. This is an opportunity to work in teams for the early- and late-stage development of biological molecules.
Specific Responsibilities:
Plan and execute assigned tasks that support upstream cell culture and downstream purification operations.
Monitor and evaluate process performance data, report and present findings, and proactively seek out senior personnel to discuss potential solutions to problem.
Work with group members to maintain the lab, including analytical equipment maintenance, inventory and stocking support, and general lab upkeep activities.
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.
**Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.**
**Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client's business needs and requirements.**
Benefits:
For information and details on employment benefits offered with this position, please visit . Should you have any questions/concerns, via our secure .
California Pay Equity:
For information and details on pay equity laws in California, please visit the State of California Department of Industrial Relations' .
Job ID: 480262249
Originally Posted on: 6/7/2025
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