Process Engineer II (Cell CultureBiotech)
Santa Monica, CA - USA
Job Summary
Our client a world leader in life sciences and biotechnology is looking for a Process Engineer II based in Santa Monica CA.
Job Duration: Long Term Contract (Possibility of Conversion to FTE)
Pay Rate : $51.25/hr on W2
Company Benefits: Medical Paid Sick leave 401K
Seeking a Process Engineer II to support the development optimization scale-up and manufacturing of engineered T-cell therapy processes. The role combines hands-on laboratory work with process development statistical analysis technical documentation and cross-functional collaboration supporting INDs technology transfers process validation and GMP manufacturing.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct hands-on cell culture aseptic processing and process development studies.
- Develop optimize characterize and improve manufacturing processes for T-cell therapies.
- Design and execute process development studies and DOE/statistical analyses.
- Analyze and trend process performance and identify improvement opportunities.
- Support technology transfers process validation IND activities and GMP clinical manufacturing.
- Develop/review SOPs study plans batch records protocols and technical reports.
- Provide process training for GMP clinical production.
- Collaborate with Research Translational Medicine Process Development Manufacturing and MSAT teams.
- Present study results and recommendations to technical and senior leadership.
Required Qualifications
- MS in Biochemical Engineering Chemical Engineering or related field 0 years experience OR
- BS in related engineering field 2 years pharmaceutical manufacturing/process development/technology transfer experience.
- Hands-on cell culture and aseptic technique experience.
- Experience with media preparation cell counting reagents and cryopreservation.
Preferred
- Cell therapy / T-cell manufacturing experience.
- Knowledge of immunology and T-cell biology.
- cGMP pharmaceutical manufacturing experience.
- Process development and DOE experience.
- Bioreactor experience.
- JMP or Minitab.
- Lean Six Sigma statistical process control and process data management.
If interested please send us your updated resume at
Required Skills:
process cell culture upstream