Senior Process Development Scientist

SRG are working with an exciting biotechnology company to help them find a Senior Process Development Scientist to join the team.

This is a great chance to join an experienced team and further develop your career.

The Role:

The successful candidate will have responsibility for the synthesis of a range of peptides and peptide conjugates. The role will also co-ordinate the delivery of a variety of polyclonal antibody projects, through process development and technical transfer into the GMP production facility.

• Lead synthesis and purification activities to produce high quality peptide products .
• Co-ordinate process development of polyclonal antibody projects to enable smooth transition into GMP production.
• Provide a high level of specialist technical knowledge and training for other members of the team.
• Prepare project specific development documentation to a high standard e.g. SOPs, development protocols and associated reports, batch records

Requirements:

• Degree in a relevant scientific discipline
• Extensive hands-on experience in peptide synthesis, purification and analysis is essential
• Extensive experience in downstream processing and scale up, to include: column chromatography, Tangential Flow Filtration (TFF).
• Experience in protein analytical methods i.e. SDS-PAGE, protein assays, UV assays, HPLC.
• Experience in writing technical documents, e.g. development reports, batch records, SOPs
• AKTA experience is desirable
• Experience of technical transfer would be beneficial
• Ability to work in a small team and demonstrate adaptability