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Senior Scientist - Stem Cell Bioprocessing (Industrialisation)

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2021-12-03 11:00:02

Job location London City, Greater London, United Kingdom

Job type: fulltime

Job industry: Science & Technology

Job description

Bioengineering, Stem Cells, Bioreactors, Bioprocessing, Industrialisation, GMP

Your new company

Operating at the core of the cell and gene network, powering world-leading centres and transferring the UK's innovation hub to drive commercial growth, our client are using leading-edge cell and gene technologies to take ideas from concept to reality.

Currently supporting over 2000 SME's and delivering over 3000 industry and academic collaborations to ensure life-changing therapies can be developed for use in health services globally. Their goal is to make the UK the most compelling choice for international partners to commercialise these advanced therapies.

Your new role

* As a senior member of the Industrialisation team, working in a matrix-team environment, you will be involved in development activities across a range of projects, applying your expertise for bioreactor systems to enable the delivery of robust, scalable, GMP-ready processes.

* You will take an active part in supporting the translation of research-based manufacturing and analytical processes to clinical manufacturing protocols, providing subject matter expertise of ATMP-related products and processes.

* You will collaborate with process and analytical scientists within industry and academia, communicating experimental findings internally and to external collaborators.

* You will manage the performance and development of direct reports.

What you'll need to succeed

* You will hold a BSc\/ MSc\/ PhD qualification (or possess equivalent research experience) in a Bioengineering\/ Biochemical\/ Stem Cell Engineering discipline, including at least 3 years of post-doctorate research experience.

* You will be proficient with maintenance and differentiation of Pluripotent Stem Cells (PSCs) within bioreactor systems, understanding engineering fundamentals for stirred tank reactor scale up and control.

* You will bring demonstrable expertise in relevant analytical techniques, including flow cytometry, PCR and cell counts, with the know-how of working with GMP regulations to manufacture biologics.

* You will have the ability to line manage junior scientists, effectively becoming responsible for their performance and natural development.

* Experience in differentiating toward haematopoietic lineage (e.g. NK cells, lymphocytes, progenitor cells), tech transfer to\/ from commercial and research organisations, and designing prototype bioprocessing equipment (or upgrading existing equipment) will be highly advantageous.

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