• This position will report to the Technical Operations Department and will support the manufacture of HPV Gardasil as part of a multidisciplinary team, the candidate will have a fundamental knowledge of fermentation and cell culture, protein chemistry and purification, analytical techniques and/or laboratory operations.
• Join our Process Development Team in using a variety of fermentation techniques, purification techniques, and characterization methods to support commercial and bench scale pharmaceutical processes.
• The PD team uses a scale down model to provide investigation support, promote process understanding, and facilitate technology transfer of products to the Elkton site.
• We work with teams across the network to bridge process, quality, and analytical principles and synthesize these into a focused laboratory that provides high quality support to realize the sustained production of medication for patients.

Responsibilities:
As a member of Process Development, the primary goal of the position is to:

• 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 team.
• Produce high quality work against firm deadlines.
• Maintain good sample handling practices.
• Balance and prioritize competing deliverables.
• Commit to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Shift: 3-2-3 Day/Night 6 am -6 pm, 6 pm - 6 am rotating shift schedule.