Scientist - Biotech jobs in Lynchburg, VA

The Fountain Group is currently seeking a ­­­­­­­­Scientist for a prominent client of ours.  This position is located in ­­Elkton, VA. Details for the position are as follows:

Job Description:

**Monday-Friday 1^st shift**

• 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.
• This position will report to the Technical Operations Department and will support pharmaceutical manufacturing as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• 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.
• As a member of Process Development, the primary goal of the position is to:
  • Characterize proteins, VLPs and constituent components with a variety of analytical techniques
  • 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
• 7 POSITIONS AVAILALABLE:
  • 2 positions will support upstream fermentation/cell culture
  • 2 positions will support downstream purification/filtration
  • 2 positions will support analytical characterization & testing
  • 1 position will support laboratory operations

Qualifications:

• BS or MS in a life science
• The candidate will have a fundamental knowledge of fermentation and cell culture, protein chemistry and purification, analytical techniques and/or laboratory operations.

Compensation: $24-34 an hour depending on experince

About the Company:
The Fountain Group