Senior Scientist

Job Description

The Senior Scientist is responsible for supporting all aspects of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and production in the Clinical Manufacturing Facility (CMF). Working collaboratively with GMP Operations management and staff, the role provides hands-on assistance for day-to-day GMP production operations. This includes executing production processes, maintaining documentation, and ensuring facility and equipment maintenance. The position supports production efforts to deliver products in a timely, compliant, and fiscally responsible manner by adhering to appropriate practices, batch records, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for manufacturing biological products.

Responsibilities

• Conduct 50-75% lab work, focusing on research-grade production, biology tissue culture, solution preparation, and assay management.
• Support paperwork and preparation for subsequent process steps, constituting approximately 25% of duties.
• Collaborate with management and staff to determine the strategic direction of the GMP area, including scheduling and project timelines.
• Maintain GMP resources and supply chain, ensuring materials inventory control to meet production goals.
• Operate, calibrate, validate, and clean facility equipment and systems as specified in SOPs.
• Assist in reviewing, revising, and remediating process documentation, and managing process change controls.
• Work closely with GMP Management to identify and meet continuous improvement objectives using metrics and statistical methods.
• Involved in making and developing viruses and some process development work.

• Proficiency in GMP, tissue, virology, biology, cell culture, solution preparation, microbiology, and mammalian cell culture.
• Experience with eukaryotic cells, PCR, and assays.
• Bachelor's degree in a life science field such as biochemistry, microbiology, or virology.
• Minimum of 1+ years of experience in the scientific industry from a GMP or GLP setting.
• Knowledge of aseptic techniques, cell culture, liquid separation techniques, and fluid handling.
• Hands-on experience with mammalian or eukaryotic cells, gained either professionally or academically.
• Chromatography experience and solution/buffer preparation skills.
• Alliquoting experience and understanding of cell culture, transfections, suspension cells, or adherent cells.
• Knowledge of GMP or bioprocessing.

• Experience with purification techniques.
• Additional GMP experience.

The pay range for this position is $33.00 - $33.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Columbus,OH.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 11, 2025.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

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