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Principal Scientist, Early Pipeline Development

LaJolla/SD💼 Full-time💰 $108,500–$108,500🗓 2026-07-09 → 2026-09-27

Core

Lead downstream purification process development for next-generation AAV gene therapy, focusing on developability of lead candidates and new platform processes for novel capsids and cargo vectors.

Role type

Principal Scientist I/II (Bioprocessing)

Builds

Downstream purification processes for AAV gene therapy vectors

Domain

Biotechnology / Gene Therapy / AAV manufacturing

Deliverable

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

Required skills

AAV gene therapy manufacturing, downstream purification (affinity/ion-exchange chromatography), AKTA purification systems, people management, process development strategy, cross-functional collaboration

Preferred skills

Viral gene therapy experience, Technical Research & Development partnership

Technologies

AKTA purification systems

Responsibilities

Lead and manage a 3-5 person downstream process team, coordinate activities with upstream and analytical teams, develop strategies for early drug discovery and developability assessment, transfer manufacturing knowledge to R&D, manage project workflows, prepare technical documentation

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with people management

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