CareerPlan

Process Development Associate

US - California - Thousand OaksFull-time$75k–$101k2026-10-06 → 2026-11-10
No visa sponsorship

Core

Develop, qualify, and transfer analytical methods for therapeutic protein characterization to support regulatory filings and commercial process development.

Role type

Associate analytical chemist (process development)

Builds

Analytical methods and product characterization data for biologic medicines

Domain

Biotechnology / Therapeutic proteins

Required skills

HPLC, UPLC, Capillary Electrophoresis (CE), Mass Spectrometry (MS), chromatographic fractionation, peptide mapping, intact mass analysis, method qualification, GMP compliance, stability study design

Preferred skills

Method development for therapeutic proteins, Biochemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Protein Chemistry

Technologies

HPLC, UPLC, CE, LC-MS

Responsibilities

Perform method development and qualification studies using HPLC, UPLC, and CE platforms; Perform chromatographic fractionation, peptide mapping, intact mass, and other LC-MS studies; Author results in laboratory notebooks and method development reports; Participate in the maintenance of Attribute Sciences instruments; Coordinate and perform attribute identification and characterization studies; Conduct and coordinate accelerated stability studies; Perform evaluation of novel platform analytical technologies; Perform experiments to answer questions from health authorities; Collaborate with partner organizations during commercial process development and validation studies

Seniority

Associate, hands-on IC