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Process Development Associate Scientist - Pre-Pivotal Drug Product Technologies

US - California - Thousand Oaks💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-07 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design and develop liquid and lyophilized formulations for early-stage biologics (monoclonal antibodies, multispecifics), establish scalable fill/finish processes, and support regulatory submissions.

Role type

Associate Scientist, Process Development (Biologics)

Builds

Early-stage drug product formulations and fill/finish processes for biologics

Domain

Biopharmaceuticals / Biologics

Deliverable

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

Required skills

Formulation development, fill/finish operations, stability testing, CQA evaluation, DoE, high-throughput experimentation, laboratory automation, data analysis

Preferred skills

Biophysical analysis (light scattering, DSF, AUC, FFF), mass spectrometry, robotic liquid handling, workflow digitization, analytical techniques (UPLC/HPLC, SEC, IEX, RP-HPLC, HIC, CE-SDS)

Technologies

Hamilton, Tecan, Beckman Coulter, Opentrons, electronic data capture systems

Responsibilities

Plan and execute formulation, stability, and fill/finish process studies; develop and characterize liquid and lyophilized formulations; investigate biologics-relevant CQAs; design automated high-throughput screening workflows; implement laboratory automation solutions; author technical protocols and regulatory sections for IND submissions

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC

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