Ashland Inc

Staff Scientist, Bioprocessing & Parenteral

Ashland Inc • $90K — $120K *
Wilmington, DE 19805In-Person
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Reposted 2 days ago
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Experience in bioprocessing and manufacturing of proteins.
  • Protein analysis experience (HPLC, CE, spectroscopic methods).
  • B.S./M.S. in Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Science, or related discipline with 3-5 years of industry experience.
  • Good interpersonal and presentation skills for effective communication.
  • Ability to handle multiple projects and occasional travel (20%).

Responsibilities

  • Execute and interpret lab and pilot plant experiments for new product development.
  • Plan and conduct bioprocessing and manufacturing activities, including mAbs and peptides.
  • Prepare technical presentations and communicate development work at conferences.
  • Train junior scientists and technicians to enhance team skills.
  • Comply with safety and procedural guidelines in laboratory settings.

Benefits

  • Dynamic and challenging work environment.
  • Opportunities for professional development and advancement.
  • Industry competitive salary and benefits.
  • Pay-for-performance incentive plans.
  • Commitment to employee engagement and value.
Full Job Description
Ashland Specialty Ingredients, GP

Ashland has an exciting opportunity for a Bioprocessing Staff Scientist to join our Life Sciences business at our Wilmington Research Center in Delaware. This position will report to the Injectables Leader.

The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Experience in lab and pilot scale bioprocessing and manufacturing proteins including mAbs, peptide, fermentation, purification and, separation technologies.
  • Industrial experience in technology/biopharmaceutical process development including upstream cell culture, protein purification and, characterization with an understanding of therapeutic proteins and antibodies.
  • Scaleup knowledge preferered.
  • Experienced in developing parenteral products a plus, manufacturing, scale-up, including a hands-on experience in formulation development, aseptic technique, biologic analysis, dissolution, degradation and stability analysis.
  • Plan, execute, and interpret laboratory and pilot plant experiments to support new product development.
  • Prepare technical presentations, posters, and papers for internal and external customers at customer sites, scientific conferences, and trade shows.
  • Actively contribute to the organizational goals by taking initiative, executing goals and focusing on performance and safety.
  • Comply with company procedural guidelines, laboratory procedures, and safety programs.
  • Train and work with junior scientists and technicians.
  • Experience working as a part of a team.


In order to be qualified for this role, you must possess the following:
  • Experience in bioprocessing and manufacturing of proteins.
  • Protein analysis experience (including HPLC, CE, spectroscopic methods, etc.).
  • B.S./M.S. in Biotechnology, Biochemistry , Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Science, or related discipline with 3-5 years of industry experience in bioprocessing/ pharma fermentation and up-stream processing biologics formulations processing.
  • Good interpersonal and presentation skills to share development work within the organization and with customers.
  • Able to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Ability to travel occasionally (about 20%) for customer meetings or plant trials.
  • Be authorized to work in the United States.


The following skill sets are preferred by the business unit:
  • Demonstrated experience working within multicultural and multifunction environment.
  • Experience developing process and formulations of mAb drug products.
  • Analysis and troubleshooting of complex biologic products.
  • Biomanufacturing and high-throughput microbioreactors with process-analytical techniques.
  • Strong written, oral presentation, organizational and problem-solving skills.
  • Expertise in media/solution development and chemistry.
  • Working knowledge of Design of Experiments (DOE), Microsoft Office Suite, and statistical.


About Ashland Inc

Ashland Global Holdings Inc. is a global specialty chemicals company that provides innovative solutions to customers in a wide range of consumer and industrial markets, including architectural coatings, automotive, construction, energy, food and beverage, personal care and pharmaceutical. Through our three business units - Ashland Specialty Ingredients, Ashland Performance Materials and Valvoline - we use good chemistry to make great things happen for customers in more than 100 countries.
Learn more about Ashland Inc
Size
3,800 employees
Market Cap
$5.7 billion
Industry
Business Services
Net Income
-$484 million
Founded
1924
5 Year Trend
+0.7%
Revenue
$2.3 billion
NASDAQ
ASH
* Ladders Estimates

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