Sr. Research Associate/Associate Scientist, Process Development (Analytical Development)

Job description

Summary:

Kelly is seeking an experienced Associate Scientist who is interested in pursuing a career in developing protein biologics to join a long term client's analytical team. The primary focus of the Associate Scientist will be to develop Cell-based, ELISA, HPLC, and/or LC-MS methods. The incumbent will work under the guidance of analytical scientists and with process development scientists to identify and characterize protein biologics. This position will interface with the Quality Control testing group as methods are transferred into that group for cGMP testing and may interface with external clients.

Responsibilities:

• Perform and review routine wet chemistry/raw material assays and ELISA/cell-based immunoassays, capillary based method development, electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE/IEF) and HPLC method development.
• Perform aseptic sampling, visual inspection, gowning and working in clean room areas.
• Develop, review, revise and write test methods, standard operating procedures and may perform trending analysis.
• May be designated as study lead for validation projects, investigations and method development projects.
• May train/supervise the experimental work of more junior analysts and may be a member of interdepartmental/tech transfer teams.

Education and Experience:

• Requires at least a Bachelor's of Science degree in the Biological or Physical Sciences, preferably Biochemistry, Chemistry, Biology.
  • 3-4 years industry experience working in a QC or Analytical lab (MS) or
  • 5+ years industry experience working in a QC or Analytical lab (BS)
• Requires previous experience with
  • Analytical testing and equipment utilizing analytical biochemistry methods
  • General laboratory good documentation practices (GDP) including writing reports/procedures/specifications, documenting experiments in lab notebook, documenting results of experiments, etc.
• HPLC method development, Capillary based method development, and/or Potency/ELISA assays experience is required.
• Should also have experience with most if not all of the following: protein characterization, electrophoresis, chromatography, aseptic techniques, cell culture, LAL and assay validation/qualification
• Industry experience should include subjects related to large molecule, enzymes and/or monoclonal antibodies experience

You should know: Your safety matters! Vaccination against COVID-19 may be a requirement for this job in compliance with current client and governmental policies. A Kelly recruiter will confirm and share more details with you during the interview process.

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