Technical Development Scientist II at BEPC Inc. - Business Excellence Professional Consulting in South San Francisco, California

Job Description:

BEPC is looking for a Technical Development Scientist II in South San Francisco, CA to join our fast-growing team of consultants!

W2 Contract: 12 months with opportunities for extensions based on business needs and performance.

Pay Range: $48.00-62.11/hr. plus we offer Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance benefits!

Schedule: 100% Onsite

Job Knowledge & Scope:

RMG, in the Cell Culture and Bioprocess Operations department, is responsible for providing support to pre-Early-Stage Research to Early Development projects with high-throughput protein production from mammalian transient cultures. We are looking for a motivated candidate with cell culture and sterile technique experience to join our team to enable protein production and help advance our portfolio.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform transient transfections in CHO and HEK293 cells in scales 1mL to 25L to support
• pipeline productions adhering to established protocols.
• Maintain seed train cell cultures in bioreactors and shake flasks.
• Operate liquid handlers - Tecan and Hamilton for automated processes.
• Operate wave bag reactors for productions and cell maintenance.
• Maintain and troubleshoot key cell culture instruments such as Vi-Cell, Nova Flex2, Nova Flex, Cedex and bioreactors.
• Participate in troubleshooting production or platform processes.
• Participate in lab management and data management.
• Contribute to improving existing cell culture platforms and developing new platforms to
• deliver diverse protein and cellular reagents to enable a large number of research programs.

The candidate must be highly self-motivated, organized, detail oriented and responsive to feedback. The candidate is expected to precisely follow written procedures, practice sterile technique, demonstrate accurate documentation skills, and report deviations in a timely manner. They should be able to work independently within guidelines and policies, with minimal guidance.

Qualifications Required:

• PhD (with 0-2yrs relevant experience) in Biotechnology, Chemistry, Biochemistry or related fields.
• Suspension adapted mammalian cell culture (CHO and/or HEK293).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and have strong collaborative skills.

Preferred:

• State-of-the-art transient and stable protein expression experience.
• Relevant bioreactor experience.
• Hands-on experience with automation and liquid handlers like Tecan Freedom Evo and
• Hamilton Microlab Star.
• Knowledge of cell biology, cell engineering, molecular biology, recombinant protein
• purification and protein characterization is preferred.

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