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Principal Scientist I, Biologics Drug Product Development

North Chicago, IL, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-06-22 → 2026-09-27

Core

Lead the design and execution of biologics drug product formulation, process development, characterization, and robustness studies for proteins, conjugates, peptides, neurotoxins, and genetic medicines.

Role type

Principal Scientist I, Biologics Drug Product Development

Builds

Biologics drug products and processes for internal and external manufacturing sites

Domain

Biopharmaceuticals / Biologics

Required skills

Biologics drug product formulation, process development, scale-up, technology transfer, sterile manufacturing unit operations, characterization, scale-down models, simulation, batch record authoring, regulatory filings for biologics, cGMP compliance, quality risk management, third-party manufacturer management

Preferred skills

Regulatory filing authoring, cGMP and regulatory guidance understanding, third-party manufacturer management, quality risk management and control strategies

Technologies

Freeze-thaw, compounding, mixing, filtration, filling, lyophilization, scale-down models, simulation

Responsibilities

Represent Bio DPD in cross-functional Product Presentation and Device Strategy and CMC teams, communicate development plans and risks to stakeholders, support scale-up and technology transfer activities, lead design and execution of formulation and process development studies, initiate scientific initiatives to drive innovation

Seniority

Principal Scientist I, hands-on IC with strategic collaboration

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