Yoh has a direct hire opportunity for a Scientist / Engineer - Upstream Development to join our client in the Plainsboro, NJ area.

Job Overview: - This position will initially report to the Head of Upstream Development.

Job Responsibilities:

Process Development (40%)

- Plan and execute experiments performed to evaluate cell lines/strains, culture media, feeding strategies and process conditions.
- Work in collaboration with Operations group to execute protocols, experimental plans, and critical production batches.
- Represent functional area in team meetings as required.
- Author experimental plans, reports, and operating procedures
- Maintain a current laboratory notebook with scientific rigor to meet project needs for process development.
- Implement state of the art science and technology with respect to media development, cell line development, primary recovery, and bioreactor systems while exploiting miniaturization to the extent possible.
- Collaborate with other function to deliver an efficient low cost solution to customers.

Equipment and Facilities (40%)

- Participate in design and start-up of facility and process equipment. Partner with vendors to deliver state of the art technologies.
- Innovate technologies that enable the miniaturization of development systems and increase the efficiency of process development
- Develop efficient and innovative solutions to enable multi-host development and cGMP facility design and operation.
- Follow full GMP guidance and fulfill all Quality Assurance requirements where required.
- Operate safely and according to company environmental requirements.

Culture (20%)

- Evaluate technologies and propose ideas for innovation.
- Support business development activities as required.
- Present data or ideas in team meetings.
- Follow all company best practices to minimize cost and meet budgetary requirements.
- Head of Upstream Development may assign other responsibilities as required.

Job Qualifications:

- BS/MS in Life Science, Engineering or equivalent
- 1-2 years of experience; must have demonstrated ability to design and evaluate experiments.
- Must utilize statistical design of experiments and be flexible in executing and responding to changes in scheduling.
- Innovating solutions in a transparent team environment.
- Must have strong focus on creativity and continuous improvement.

Discover all that's possible with Yoh. Apply now.

Recruiter: Sidra Javed

Yoh is a professional staffing provider with over 70 years of experience in the short- and long-term staffing services industry; visit our website to learn more about our company.

Yoh, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V.

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