About This Role
The Senior Engineer I, Manufacturing Sciences serves as a key scientific resource supporting cell culture bioprocessing for drug substance manufacturing at Biogen27s RTP facility. This role enables successful production of biopharmaceuticals by designing and executing laboratory studies, leading upstream process transfers into GMP manufacturing, and providing scientific support to ongoing commercial operations.
What You27ll Do
- Provide deep technical expertise in mammalian cell culture and bioreactor operations to support technology transfer and process improvement initiatives
- Design, plan, execute, and document laboratory studies to improve process robustness, enhance process understanding, and troubleshoot manufacturing issues
- Lead cross-functional project teams and collaborate with Technical Development, Engineering, and GMP Manufacturing
- Support upstream GMP operations, including process transfer activities and ongoing manufacturing campaigns
- Serve as technical SME for investigations, performing root cause analysis and implementing effective corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs)
- Represent manufacturing in change controls, continuous improvement initiatives, capital projects, and new component introductions
- Support process validation activities, including batch execution and authoring technical summary reports
- Analyze manufacturing data and experimental results, clearly communicating insights and recommendations to stakeholders
Who You Are
You are a hands-on, scientifically driven problem solver with experience in mammalian cell culture. You thrive in collaborative environments, enjoy working with complex data, and are motivated to improve manufacturing processes through practical, data-driven solutions.
Required Skills
- Bachelor27s degree in relevant scientific or technical fields from an accredited college or university
- At minimum 4 years of directly relevant industry or industry-adjacent experience
- Familiarity with biopharmaceutical manufacturing and/or upstream processing
- Previous experience with some or all of the following: design experiments, analyze data, and/or execute laboratory studies
- Willingness and ability to work on-site more frequently during training periods, critical projects, audits, etc., and rotating weekend work
Preferred skills
- Bachelor27s degree in engineering or life science
- Demonstrated experience leading complex scientific projects related to cell culture
- Previous experience performing root cause analysis and risk-based technical assessments
- Experience supporting deviations, change controls, CAPAs, and regulatory documentation
- Prior experience acting as a technical lead or SME within a manufacturing support organization
Job Level: Professional
Additional Information
The base compensation range for this role is: $98,000.00-$127,000.00
Base salary offered is determined through an analytical approach utilizing a combination of factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills & experience, job location, and internal equity.
Regular employees are eligible to receive both short term and long-term incentives, including cash bonus and equity incentive opportunities, designed to reward recent achievements and recognize your future potential based on individual, business unit and company performance.
In addition to compensation, Biogen offers a full and highly competitive range of benefits designed to support our employees27 and their families physical, financial, emotional, and social well-being; including, but not limited to:
- Medical, Dental, Vision, & Life insurances
- Fitness & Wellness programs including a fitness reimbursement
- Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance
- A minimum of 15 days of paid vacation and an additional end-of-year shutdown time off (Dec 26-Dec 31)
- Up to 12 company paid holidays + 3 paid days off for Personal Significance
- 80 hours of sick time per calendar year
- Paid Maternity and Parental Leave benefit
- 401(k) program participation with company matched contributions
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Tuition reimbursement of up to $10,000 per calendar year
- Employee Resource Groups participation
