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Form of workAirswift has been tasked by one its major clients in the pharmaceutical industry to look for a Scientist (Entry) to work an initial 6 months contract in Berkeley, CA.
Responsibilities:
- Support manufacturing by performing small scale lab experiments in the area of cell culture and purification.
- Execute cell culture and purification process development studies
- Execute small scale lab experiments following Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs) and laboratory batch records (LBRs).
- Follow laboratory safety protocols.
- Organizes and analyzes data from process development studies.
- Collaborates with development scientists and cross-functional team members.
- Troubleshoot typical problems encountered during routine lab operations.
- Works with minimal supervision after training.
Qualifications:
- A Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry or related field.
- Hands-on experience working (0-1 year) with AKTA Explorer/Pure liquid chromatography system.
- Basic biological laboratory skills, preferably handling and analyzing live cell cultures in aseptic environments, and/or experience with protein purification.
- Must be comfortable with routine laboratory operations and documentation systems such as BPRs and SOPs.
- Familiarity with cell culture processes and cell culture processes equipment, such as bioreactors, and downstream equipment for protein purification such as AKTA Pure/Avant is desirable.
