LSC have a great contract opportunity for a Senior Research Associate- Downstream to join a Cork based Biopharmaceutical company.
If you have 4+ years of experience within a GMP environment and are ready for your next challenge, this could be the perfect project for you!
ABOUT THE PROJECT - KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Accountable for designing and delivering assigned scientific projects & studies in line with overall BCoE business plan and technical agenda, with limited supervision.
- Accountable for the integrity of the data and scientific conclusions from assigned scientific projects.
- Support and lead root cause analysis investigations, troubleshoot processing problems and support more junior scientists with technical challenges and development of technical depth.
- Accountable for developing and maintaining small scale models and maintaining expertise in protein purification techniques and methodologies.
- Author protocols, work instructions, SOPs, risk assessments and technical reports to a high standard.
- Use scientific integrity and expertise to challenge the status quo and identify opportunities for improvement in lab practices.
ABOUT YOU - ARE YOUR SKILLS A MATCH?
- PhD degree in a relevant scientific discipline (Biochemistry, biotechnology, process engineering etc) with 0-2 years' experience of laboratory scale upstream/downstream techniques.
- Master's degree in a relevant scientific discipline (Biochemistry, biotechnology, process engineering etc) with 3+ years' experience of laboratory scale upstream/downstream techniques*.
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant scientific discipline (Biochemistry, biotechnology, process engineering etc) with 5+ years' experience of laboratory scale upstream/downstream techniques*.
- Working knowledge of pharmaceutical regulatory requirements appropriate to level and understanding of the cGMP manufacturing process for Biologics.
- Experience in bioprocessing of proteins (Enzymes, Antibodies), and more specifically have hands on expertise of small-scale laboratory purification techniques (e.g. AKTA systems, TFF, Filtration) and be familiar with chromatography, resin screening and filtration
Applicants interested in our contracting opportunities within the pharmaceutical sector in Ireland are required to have a Stamp 1G or a Stamp 4 visa. Please understand that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship. Thank you for your understanding.
Apply via this advert or contact Kathy Gillen at LSC on 021-4777329 if you have any more questions about this opportunity!
