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Senior Scientist II, CMC BioProcess Purification Development

South San Francisco, CA, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-22 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design robust, phase-appropriate drug substance purification processes for biologics (mAbs, multispecifics) to support GMP production, clinical studies, and licensure.

Role type

Senior Scientist II, CMC BioProcess Purification Development

Builds

Drug substance purification processes for complex biologic therapies

Domain

Biopharmaceuticals / Downstream Processing

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

downstream bioprocess unit operations, affinity chromatography, ion-exchange chromatography, hydrophobic-interaction chromatography, virus filtration, tangential-flow filtration, protein biochemistry, separation science, bioprocess engineering, mechanistic modeling, statistical design of experiments, data analytics, regulatory guidance interpretation, peer-reviewed literature review, technical writing, GxP compliance

Preferred skills

advanced bioprocess technologies, viral clearance strategy, cross-functional team leadership, mentoring

Technologies

affinity chromatography, ion-exchange, hydrophobic-interaction chromatography, virus filtration, tangential-flow filtration

Responsibilities

Develop, optimize, characterize, and scale up purification processes for complex biologic candidates; Lead technology transfer to GMP manufacturing sites; Develop viral clearance strategy and oversee studies with contract laboratories; Optimize purification platforms through mechanistic modeling and statistical design of experiments; Conceive and evaluate novel bioprocess technologies; Write technical publications, reports, and regulatory filings; Mentor and train junior scientists

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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