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Process Engineer, Cell Therapy Process Development

US - Gaithersburg - MDFull-time$81k–$122k2026-10-15 → 2026-11-10

Core

Process Engineer supporting late-stage cell therapy process development, characterization, and BLA-enabling studies for unit operations including T-cell enrichment, activation, transduction, washes, and harvest.

Role type

Senior IC process engineer (cell therapy)

Builds

Scalable, GMP-compliant cell therapy manufacturing processes and unit operations

Domain

Biotechnology / Cell Therapy

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Cell therapy unit operations, GMP operations, Process development and characterization, DOE and multivariate studies, Data analysis, Technical reporting, AI-enabled tools, Batch record review, Deviation assessment

Preferred skills

Automation platforms (CliniMACS Prodigy, Lovo, G-Rex, Wave bioreactors), Closed/automated systems, JMP statistical tools, Digitalization/AI application

Technologies

JMP, CliniMACS Prodigy, Lovo, G-Rex, Wave bioreactors

Responsibilities

Design and execute process optimization and robustness studies; Drive implementation of closed-system operations and automation; Plan and execute process characterization studies (DOE, scale-down/up); Provide on-the-floor technical support during scale-up and PPQ batches; Conduct batch record review and deviation assessment; Apply AI tools for data analysis and workflow automation.

Seniority

Mid-Senior, hands-on IC