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Fermentation and Purification Specialist
PYRAMID CONSULTING INC is seeking a qualified Fermentation and Purification Specialist to join our team. This is a contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in the Pharmaceutical Industry.
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in biotechnology, process development, and upstream processing. They will be responsible for participating in/driving fermentation and/or purification of proteins/VLPs at lab and pilot scale, providing support for execution of process development activities and manufacturing investigations, performing laboratory scale studies, designing and troubleshooting experiments, employing excellent verbal and written communication skills, authoring laboratory notebooks and technical documents, working both independently and within multidisciplinary teams, producing high-quality work against firm deadlines, maintaining good sample handling practices, balancing and prioritizing competing deliverables, and committing to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.
Responsibilities:
- Participate in/drive fermentation and/or purification of proteins/VLPs at lab and pilot scale
- Provide support for execution of process development activities and manufacturing investigations
- Perform laboratory scale studies
- Design and troubleshoot experiments
- Employ excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Author laboratory notebooks and technical documents
- Work both independently and within multidisciplinary teams
- Produce high-quality work against firm deadlines
- Maintain good sample handling practices
- Balance and prioritize competing deliverables
Skills and Qualifications:
- A bachelor's degree in a relevant scientific discipline (biochemistry, chemistry, biology), life sciences, Engineering
- TOP**Experience with Bio Reactor and or Micro fermentation experience. Any automation (Client v system) experience great asset. Aseptic technique experience
- Wet chemistry laboratory skills (pipetting, buffer preparation, filtration, dilution, stoichiometry)
- Proficiency with technical writing and laboratory records (laboratory notebooks, chemical inventory, data management)
- Excellent collaborative and team-working skills
- Strong technical problem-solving abilities, data interpretation and presentation competence
- Experience performing fermentation or cell culture studies at the labs scale
- Experience performing fermentation or cell culture studies using shake flasks
- Knowledge of yeast fermentation and metabolism
- Experience with laboratory operations
- Experience with facility operations
- Experience working in an industry environment
- Experience conducting laboratory scale process characterization studies
- Experience troubleshooting technical issues (experimental, equipment-related issues)
Our Benefits:
- Health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
- 401(k) plan
- Paid sick leave (depending on work location)
Shift Schedule:
3-2-3 Day/Night 6a-6pm, 6p-6a rotating shift schedule.
PYRAMID CONSULTING INC is seeking a qualified Fermentation and Purification Specialist to join our team. This is a contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in the Pharmaceutical Industry.
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in biotechnology, process development, and upstream processing. They will be responsible for participating in/driving fermentation and/or purification of proteins/VLPs at lab and pilot scale, providing support for execution of process development activities and manufacturing investigations, performing laboratory scale studies, designing and troubleshooting experiments, employing excellent verbal and written communication skills, authoring laboratory notebooks and technical documents, working both independently and within multidisciplinary teams, producing high-quality work against firm deadlines, maintaining good sample handling practices, balancing and prioritizing competing deliverables, and committing to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.
Responsibilities:
- Participate in/drive fermentation and/or purification of proteins/VLPs at lab and pilot scale
- Provide support for execution of process development activities and manufacturing investigations
- Perform laboratory scale studies
- Design and troubleshoot experiments
- Employ excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Author laboratory notebooks and technical documents
- Work both independently and within multidisciplinary teams
- Produce high-quality work against firm deadlines
- Maintain good sample handling practices
- Balance and prioritize competing deliverables
Skills and Qualifications:
- A bachelor's degree in a relevant scientific discipline (biochemistry, chemistry, biology), life sciences, Engineering
- TOP**Experience with Bio Reactor and or Micro fermentation experience. Any automation (Client v system) experience great asset. Aseptic technique experience
- Wet chemistry laboratory skills (pipetting, buffer preparation, filtration, dilution, stoichiometry)
- Proficiency with technical writing and laboratory records (laboratory notebooks, chemical inventory, data management)
- Excellent collaborative and team-working skills
- Strong technical problem-solving abilities, data interpretation and presentation competence
- Experience performing fermentation or cell culture studies at the labs scale
- Experience performing fermentation or cell culture studies using shake flasks
- Knowledge of yeast fermentation and metabolism
- Experience with laboratory operations
- Experience with facility operations
- Experience working in an industry environment
- Experience conducting laboratory scale process characterization studies
- Experience troubleshooting technical issues (experimental, equipment-related issues)
Our Benefits:
- Health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
- 401(k) plan
- Paid sick leave (depending on work location)
Shift Schedule:
3-2-3 Day/Night 6a-6pm, 6p-6a rotating shift schedule.
