Process Development Scientist (m/w/d)

PD Scientist with profound emphasis and strong expertise in Upstream Process Development (USP) of proteins and pDNA

AGC Biologics, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Asahi Glass Company (AGC), is one of the industry leading CDMOs in reliability, technical excellence, and quality — Right and On Time. AGC is a $12B Japanese-owned and publicly traded company based in Tokyo with over 50,000 employees in 30 countries.

 
With facilities in the USA, Japan, Denmark and Germany, AGC Biologics provides fully integrated biopharmaceutical development and manufacturing solutions to clients globally. The company has proven expertise in delivering custom solutions for the scale-up and cGMP manufacture of protein-based therapeutics for pre-clinical, clinical and commercial production.

 
AGC Biologics is experiencing growth in customer base and revenue, expanding personnel, development and manufacturing capacity as well as distinguishing itself in the market with unique technology offerings for clients.

 
Job Summary:

AGC Biologics GmbH is currently looking for an expert to join the Upstream Process Development (USP) subdivision of the Process Development (PD) team in Heidelberg. The ideal candidate is a part of the USP team and responsible for the establishment of fermentation processes for microbially produced protein and plasmid DNA. This includes also all needed steps related on USP development and analytical steps and reporting associated with USP.

 
Job Responsibilities:

• Jobholder has emphasis to develop/establish fermentation processes of proteins and pDNA
• Planning and evaluation of the experiments by existing data in collaboration with the client
• Preparing and presenting data associated with USP for internal and external purposes (preparation of reports and presentations summarizing USP work)
• Assisting lab work and report this to the PD and USP representative
• Supporting search and implementation of new technologies and tools related on USP into PD to expand PD USP capabilities and improve processes
• Supporting Manufacturing on drafting and revising manufacturing batch records and SOPs
• Assisting communication with the client
• Preparing and presenting data associated with USP for internal and external purposes
• Assisting effective working relationships with QC, QA, Manufacturing, Project Management and Business Development to support new processes, products and projects
• Other duties as assigned

 
Job Requirements:

• Ph.D. in Biotechnology, Biochemistry or related engineering or university discipline with +3 years of expertise and main emphasis in process development, especially strong knowledge in Upstream Development is preferred (well-grounded knowledge in this field should be proven by the candidate)
• Alternatively: Master’s degree in Engineering or Science with minimum of +5 years of direct relevant experience (same spectrum of knowledge is mandatory) may also be desirable
• Broad insights and experiences in PD USP based technologies as well as scale-up to manufacturing on industry level is desirable
• Ideal candidate has prolonged industrial background
• Ideally, familiar with data mining, DoE quality tools, analysis and process control
• Must be self-motivating, organized and proactive in order to coordinate the multi-departmental tasks and deliverables (interaction with Manufacturing, QA, QC, client, etc.)
• Requirement of minimal supervision
• Attitude for successful handling multiple projects in parallel and flexibility to tackle challenges in new projects/areas
• Strong presentation skills and ability to communicate technical know-how
• Strong technical attitude including experience of applying scientific reasoning to solve complex problems
• Fluent in verbal and written English and German
• Ability to integrate in an existing team and to perform as a team player
• Flexibility in working hours and willingness to work in shifts (Monday to Friday from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.)

Join an international and agile organization

AGC Biologics offers a dynamic working place with good opportunities of working with a varied array of tasks and challenges. You will get insight into and experience with the way the various departments throughout a contract manufacturing organization interact in order to achieve success. Exciting and challenging assignments will constantly come your way and you will to a large extent be able to plan your daily work yourself. AGC Biologics offers an informal working environment, where humor is part of the daily work life. We respect each other and our individual differences. AGC Biologic’s employees have a flexible attitude and we help each other to reach deadlines together as one team.

 
Send your application using the APPLY bottom below (please note, only applications received through the APPLY bottom will be processed) as soon as possible. We process the applications as we receive them, and qualified applicants can expect to be interviewed before the deadline. For further information regarding the position, please do not hesitate to contact Dr. Mario Kraft, Head Process Development, email: mkraft@agcbio.com

We look forward to hearing from you.

AGC Biologics GmbH
Czernyring 22
69115 Heidelberg

Phone: 06221 / 9026-0
www.agcbio.com