Associate Scientist II, Pilot Plant Operations

This is what you will do:

The Associate Scientistis responsible forperforming assigned tasks to support the operational scale up of non-GMP Pilot-scale manufacturing processes for Alexions biotherapeutic candidates. The Associate Scientist will work routinely in collaboration with other members of Pilot Plant Operationsand othergroups in Product Development and Clinical Supply organization.

You willbe responsible for:

• Support of pilot scale operations at up to 500L bioreactor scale of cellculture andcorresponding downstream purification process:

• Assistingin general facility and operational support including maintenance of lab and pilot scale equipment equipment and partscleaning solutionmaking set up and clean-up activities and hands on support of upstream and downstream operations as needed during manufacturing runs.

• Documenting results in electronic notebooks and/or paper forms

• Availability during standard working hours is expected as well as occasional afterhoursshift work or weekend work as may be necessary.

You will need to have:

• BS degree in Biochemistry Chemistry ChemicalEngineeringor related scientific discipline from an accredited university with 1 - 2years experienceor MS with01-yearexperience.

• Proficiencyin following various laboratory and manufacturing operating and safety procedures is.

• Experience withbiologicsmanufacturing or research with mammalian cell culture and/or protein purification.

• Proficiencywith basic laboratory skills (i.e.: pipetting/volumetric measurements weighing components pH/conductivity measurements)

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• Excellent organizational skills

• Ability to perform tasks accurately andreproducibly.

• Understands/acts on priority of assigned tasks under direct supervision todelivertasks withinestablishedtimelines.

• Proficiencywith MS Office programs including Word Excel and Outlook.

We wouldpreferyou to have:

• Critical thinking skills: Following basic Scientific / EngineeringPrinciplesroutinelyidentifiesa problem andescalateaccordingly canworkcross-functionally to solve routine technicalproblems.

• Scientific Inquisitiveness: Understandsbackgroundof assigned technicaltasks andbea resource for others.Demonstratesability to delve deeper into technical topicsseeksto incorporate ideas from conferences or literature into work processes.

• Communication skills:routinelydelivers effective technical presentations within functional group Drafts edits andfinalizestechnicaldocuments without templates and with minimal supervision Works collaboratively with owngroup toachieve sharedobjectives.

• Technicalexpertise: Conductsassigned routine tasks in thescale up areawith limited supervisionoperationalexperiencewith Pilot Scale bioreactors and/or chromatography skids is a plus.

• Strategic ability: Regularlyinteractswith peers withinsamefunctionalgroup.

• Ownership: Works with supervisorand coworkersto ensure assigned tasks are completed Understands/acts on priority of assigned tasks under direct supervision

• Demonstratesabilityto manageaspectsof a technical project.