Thousand Oaks, CA 91320 US
Posted: 01/30/2026 2026-01-30 2026-03-02 Employment Type: Contract Job Category: Scientific Job Number: 625277 Is job remote?: No Country: United States
Target PR Range: 20-30/hr
The Pivotal Drug Substance Technologies organization develops, characterizes and supports clinical drug substance manufacturing processes for all late-stage programs in the portfolio.
This lab-based position is located at our Thousand Oaks, CA site. The successful candidate will be responsible for support of the development, characterization, scale-up and support of upstream and downstream processes to enable clinical advancement of programs.
This role is in an integrated bioprocess development group in which cell culture and purification scientists work together to advance rich, exciting and dynamic pipeline. With biology first approach, the position provides the unique opportunity to work on multiple modalities including antibodies, BiTEs, and bispecifics.
The successful candidate will design and execute experiments at the bench scale, spanning the end-to-end drug substance process, including both cell culture and purification operations. The candidate will apply established platform approaches and utilize problem-solving skills to rapidly solve day-to-day experimental challenges. Additionally, the candidate will utilize out-of-the-box thinking to contribute to laboratory operations, especially various yellowbelt and 5S projects. Finally, the candidate will also expand and develop skills in both cell culture and purification, thereby further contributing to the integrated group.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelors or masters degree
OR
Associate degree and 4 years scientific experience
Preferred Qualifications:
Masters degree in Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Life Sciences, or other relevant sciences with a demonstrated record of excellence.
Ability to identify, develop and implement solutions to practical problems through application of fundamental scientific and engineering principles, preferably in a process development environment.
Basic understanding of protein chromatography, filtration or cell culture principles; hands-on experience with purification operations is a plus.
Familiarity with 5S principles and organization of laboratory workspaces is a plus.
Prior experience with data analytical tools (Excel, Spotfire, etc.) is preferred. Motivated self-starter with excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
Team player with the ability to successfully work within a diverse team in a dynamic, cross-functional environment.
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