Associate Engineer - Elkton, VA Apply
Job Title Associate Engineer
Location Elkton, Virginia
Job Type Contract
Job Description:
Mix of on-site/remote (2-3 days on-site, 1-2 remote)
Qualifications:
Required-BS in Chemical, Biochemical or Mechanical Engineering. 2-4 yrs+ Experience (Some Co-op/internship experience acceptable but required 1+yr real world). Microsoft Office (outlook, excel, word, PowerPoint, etc.) experience required. General lab experience (how to be functional/comfortable in lab environment) with additional knowledge in fermentation and/or cell culture for purpose of virus or recombinant protein production is required. Relevant experience in a GMP environment preferred, relevant experience in the pharmaceutical industry is preferred.
Responsibilities:
Process development activities for a vaccines related drug substance intermediate. The candidate will have the opportunity to participate in/drive fermentation process development of proteins at lab and pilot scales: design and trouble shoot experiments, analyze data and present the findings to the team in the form of presentations. The candidate will also have the opportunity to author technical documents and SOPs and work with customers at manufacturing scale. Candidate will be part of a dynamic cross-matrix team of scientists and engineers.
