Scientist, Cell Job Description
Scientist, cell
provides support to manufacturing operations, including data capture, batch record and testing form review, deviation investigation and CAPAs, risk assessments, and FMEA.
Scientist, Cell Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Combining knowledge of chemistry/biochemistry/biology/statistics to deliver new products
Using broad expertise in chemistry/biochemistry/biology to help resolve urgent issues with current products
Serve as Subject Matter Expert on Project Teams for early and late-stage projects
May initiate new areas of investigation that are scientifically meaningful, reliable, and can be incorporated directly into a research or development program
Lead technology development programs in cell culture in alignment with budget
Provide technical leadership and mentorship of a small group of scientists and engineers
Plan personnel capacity and equipment resources, experimental setup, analysis and coordination of process development packages for internal and external customers
Supporting lab work associated with development and scale-up projects within the Cell Technologies group
Demonstrate a working experience with aseptic technique
Perform duties in a protocol-driven work, such as passaging and sampling cell cultures, building and running bioreactors, and use of analytical instruments
Scientist, Cell Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Scientist, Cell
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: GMP, GLP, P2, BSL
Education for Scientist, Cell
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the scientist, cell job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Collage Degree in Biochemistry, Biology, Cell Biology, Life Sciences, Science, Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Bioengineering, Engineering, Biotechnology
Skills for Scientist, Cell
Desired skills for scientist, cell include:
General chemistry and separation science
Applicable regulatory authority
Compendia and ICH guidelines
Statistics
GC
Biopharmaceutical Testing
Clinical operations
Disease area
Dissolution Testing
Dose review teams
Desired experience for scientist, cell includes:
You are flexible, hard-working and willing to take on responsibility
You have a positive, can-do attitude
You are an excellent team player
Must have the ability to generate, evaluate, and maintain critical data in a highly organized manner
Bachelors’, Masters, or Doctoral degree in Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, or other biopharmaceutical relevant majors
At least five (5) to eight (8) BS years of experience, thorough knowledge of biotechnology process development methodologies including cell culture, aseptic techniques, bioreactor operation and development
Scientist, Cell Examples
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Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a scientist, cell. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for scientist, cell
- Responsible for organizing records, capturing results into data sheets and contributing to technical reports
- Analyze and present scientific results
- Technical support of bioreactor operations and pre-culture activities in development of bioreactor processes for new products
- Conduct bioreactor and small-scale cell culture experiments in support of those activities
- Have good understanding of cell culture parameters in general (cell growth rate, cell density, viability, population doubling, metabolites and cell waste)
- Be responsible for daily monitoring of the cell culture and keeping thorough record of cell culture parameters and results into data sheets and/or electronic note books
- Responsible for general upkeep and maintenance of the labs including monitoring, ordering, and restocking lab supplies
- Responsible for routine calibration and maintenance of lab equipment
- Responsible for maintaining critical lab functions including cell banks, R&D stability testing, stock solution and media preparation, chemical inventory, and performing routine assays
- Responsible for maintaining cultures of frequently used cell lines
Qualifications for scientist, cell
- Ability to work efficiently and independently to accomplish project objectives
- Excellent experimental planning and data interpretation skills
- Bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences or Engineering, or other related degree concentration, or equivalent directly-related experience (two years of directly related industry experience is equivalent to one full-time year of college in related major)
- Experience with aseptic techniques, cell culture in shake flasks, Wave bioreactors and small scale bioreactors, and cell counting methods and equipment (Cedex, Vi Cell) is preferred
- Experience with automation platforms a plus
- Data reporting, some ability to troubleshoot equipment, scientific understanding of cell culture, and experience with team-based collaborations is preferred
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a scientist, cell. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for scientist, cell
- Documents experimental design, details and results in a laboratory notebook
- Analyzes data, draws conclusions, and proposes next steps with moderate supervision
- Represents R&D through communication to internal teams as needed
- Represents R&D and BDAB via industry conference presentations as needed
- Uses and applies technical standards, principles, and techniques to execution of scientific studies with moderate supervision
- Assists with routine lab maintenance
- Designs and executes experimentation using established protocols and with moderate supervision
- Independently apply an advanced knowledge of cellular and molecular biology to the task of generating stable cell lines for expression of recombinant proteins and monoclonal antibodies
- Generate stable cell lines suitable for manufacture of both clinical supplies and commercial products in accord with GMP
- Systematically optimize the genetic and cell culture parameters that determine the productivity of transfected cell lines
Qualifications for scientist, cell
- Experience working with lab scale bioreactors
- Experience working with mammalian cells (preferably CHO)
- Experience performing cell culture maintenance and seed culture expansion
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Biology, Microbiology or equivalent
- Minimum of 6 months analytical laboratory experience
- Knowledge of emerging genetic and genomic technologies
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Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of scientist, cell. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for scientist, cell
- Author study reports that describe cell lineages and write sections of dossiers to support regulatory filings for new product registrations
- Represent the CLD function on technical teams for development of new veterinary biopharmaceuticals
- Assist in the implementation of strategies that support the mid-term goals of the CLD function
- Reprogramming somatic cells to iPS cells and differentiating iPSC to various cell lineages
- Develop and optimize high-content imaging protocols
- Supervise the development and validation activities in the laboratory, mentor technical staff and scientists in areas such as protocol interpretation, method development and refinement, study-related problem resolution
- Design and implement experiments, and analyze and document findings
- Conduct testing and characterization of biomaterials and associated medical devices using standard biological laboratory procedures and analytical techniques, such as sterile cell culture (of primary and stem cells), proliferation assays, ELISA, SDS-PAGE, ICP, FTIR, histology, microscopy techniques, and SEM imaging
- Support or coordinate and execute animal studies with external vendors and collaborators
- Technical, document-controlled report writing, as needed
Qualifications for scientist, cell
- Experience with siRNA / shRNA / miRNA is preferred
- Must be able to effectively communicate throughout the organization from Sr
- ISO13485, QSR and/or GMP experience preferred
- Bachelors’ degree in the biological, chemical engineering or related sciences
- Minimum of 2+ years’ experience in industry with mammalian cell culture (sterile technique)
- Self-motivated to learn skills
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Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a scientist, cell. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for scientist, cell
- Maintain technical / lab notebook
- Develop complex biology disease relevant readouts for different neuronal cell types
- Work closely other members of the Molecular Pharmacology team to generate and maintain transfected cell lines
- Support drug discovery projects by determining potency of synthetic compounds against drug targets
- Plot and analyze data to quantify compound potency
- Track compounds through screening assays
- Present data at group meetings
- Serve on Process Sciences teams, defining and documenting production methods
- Skilled in cell and molecular biology techniques including protein expression analysis, vector construction, sequence analysis, genetic analysis, and transfection
- Support the production, testing, inventory, and supply of Master and Working Cell Banks for Clinical and Commercial production
Qualifications for scientist, cell
- Grasps new concepts quickly
- Willing to do occasional weekend work (2-3 times per year)
- Computer literate (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) and ability to quickly learn to use other software, as needed
- Ability to adequately record, analyze and document data
- Ability to reproducibly follow established procedures
- Experience with aseptic techniques, cell culture in shake flasks, Wave bioreactors and small bioreators, and cell counting methods and equipment (Cedex, Vi Cell) is preferred
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Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of scientist, cell. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for scientist, cell
- Supply cell banks and communicate cell bank information
- Sending test samples to contract testing labs, receiving and managing test reports, and authoring technical documents and SOPs
- Prepare test articles, ship to test laboratories and manage test reports for the release of cell banks
- Write and revise SOPs, technical reports and Certificates of Analysis for cell banks
- Provide good customer service to internal and external cell bank users
- Working with various mammallian and insect cell cultures, cryopreservation of cells
- Set up and validate new processes used by the department
- Problem solving of process related investigations
- Preparation of study protocols and reports
- Evaluation of new process technologies through the use of scale-down models and in depth understanding of data from manufacturing
Qualifications for scientist, cell
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Biochemistry, or other related degree concentration, or equivalent directly-related experience (two years of directly related industry experience is equivalent to one full-time year of college in related major)
- Technical expertise in cell/organ culture systems, flow cytometry/sorting, molecular biology, and fluorescence microscopy a plus
- Science driven personality with a strong sense for details
- Proven track record in project management for one to three years
- Bachelor’s degree with 0-2 years relevant industry experience or a combination of equivalent education and experience
- Experience in mammalian cell culture (CHO, hybridoma, BHK, etc) and aseptic technique is required