Process Engineer II

Opportunity for Secondment to AskBio

Were pleased to share an exciting secondment opportunity at AskBio.

This role is available for a time period to be determined by leadership at both Bayer and AskBio. While most assignments range from one to two years the exact duration will be based on business needs and mutual agreement.

This secondment offers a unique chance to broaden your experience expand your knowledge and contribute meaningfully to AskBios mission: to advance gene therapy and change the lives of patients around the world.

If youre interested in exploring this opportunity we encourage you to:

• Speak with your direct manager to discuss your interest and alignment with your development goals.

• Apply directly using the link provided in the posting.

We look forward to seeing how our colleagues continue to grow and make an impact across the Bayer-AskBio partnership.

Our vision: Pioneering science to create transformative molecular medicines.

Our mission: Lead innovative science and drive clinical outcomes to transform peoples lives.

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Position Summary

AskBio is seeking a Manufacturing Science and Technology (MSAT)Process Engineer II to join our Process Engineering team and support current and future commercialization efforts. This position supports scale-up technology transfer of AskBios portfolio of gene therapy products into cGMP manufacturing for clinical production process validation and commercial launch. The incumbent will onboard clinical programs into the MSAT laboratory perform scale-up runs and transfer programs to AskBios contract manufacturing facility. Additionally this position will be responsible for performing Phase III clinical enabling activities including scale-down model development and qualification process characterization and process control strategy definition to enable process performance qualification (PPQ) readiness for both drug substance and drug product manufacturing campaigns. This position is highly collaborative and will require internal and external team interactions to ensure successful process scale-up technology transfers and cGMP manufacturing operations to ensure continuity of supply while adhering to global regulations and standards.

This role is based on-site at our RTP (Research Triangle Park) Headquarters in NC and reports to an Associate Director MSAT.

Job Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to transfer small-scale gene therapy processes from Process Development into the MSAT laboratory and subsequently perform scale-up and transfer to the cGMP manufacturing scale

• Perform process characterization experiments to generate robustness data and define the process control strategy for PPQ manufacturing campaigns. Contribute to process characterization experimental design and data analysis

• Develop and qualify small-scale models that are predictive of the cGMP manufacturing scale

• Author technical protocols and reports to support experimental work and maintain clear organized electronic laboratory notebooks

• Provide effective communication of experimental results in technical presentations with internal stakeholders

• Support investigations by contributing technical expertise to the root-cause analysis and using a data-driven approach for driving issue resolution

• Ensure the laboratory is clean organized and maintained in an efficient working order includes scheduling routine preventative maintenance/calibration of instruments/equipment securing supplies and materials for experiments and proper scheduling of laboratory work

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in a scientific discipline and 2 years of Biopharmaceutical Experience OR Masters Degree in a scientific discipline and 0 years of Biopharmaceutical Experience

• Hands-on upstream or downstream biomanufacturing laboratory experience

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience interacting with a range of internal stakeholder groups

• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office Suite (Word Excel PowerPoint)

• Highly motivated organized and disciplined with a strong desire to contribute as part of a bestinclass collaborative tech transfer team

• Adaptable and eager to learn thriving in a fastpaced highly interactive environment

• Genuinely interested in building proficiency in upstream and downstream biomanufacturing operations including process scaleup technology transfer process characterization and process control strategy development

• Continuous improvementoriented seeking opportunities to optimize process operations and performance through proactive problem solving

• Open to domestic and international travel up to approximately 10% as needed.

Preferred Education Experience and Skills

• Prior upstream experience

• Some prior experience supporting cGMP manufacturing operations

• Knowledge of the Design of experiment (DOE) methodology with an ability to design execute and analyze experiments with oversight. JMP Statistical Software proficiency is highly preferred

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