Eurofins

Upstream Development Engineer

Lexington, MA, US

In-personFull time roleMid Level, Senior Level

1 day ago

About the Job

The Upstream development engineer will work in the upstream process development team to design, execute, and optimize consistent fed-batch cell culture processes to produce quality recombinant proteins through laboratory studies. As part of the team, they will ensure that these processes are predictable, scalable, and controlled using multiple sizes of bioreactors (ambr15, ambr250, and bench-top scale bioreactors). The position will support tech transfer of developed and locked cell culture processes to the pilot team and CMOs.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Conduct upstream process unit operations, which include cell banking, cell expansion, bioreactor process, optimization, and characterization.
Work collaboratively within the department as well as cross-functional peers to execute various upstream studies using shake flasks, wave bioreactors, and benchtop bioreactors.
Use high throughput tools such as AMBR15, AMBR25,0, and Robocolumns as well as analytical tools like cell counters, bioanalyzers to support studies.
Coordinate with the testing team to submit a large number of study samples, compiling results received, analyzing data using data analysis tools such as Microsoft Excel, JMP, Spotfire etc., as well as summarizing the findings.
Document experiments using an electronic lab notebook, in addition to supporting technical reports for studies.

About the Company

Eurofins

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

5000 +

<div class="org-about-module__description"> <div id="ember58" class="ember-view organization-about-module__content-consistant-cards-description"><span class="lt-line-clamp__raw-line">Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and the environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins works with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate. Eurofins is a global leader in food, environmental, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in agroscience CRO services. It is also one of the global independent market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, CDMO, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies. Since 1987, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to ca. 62,000 staff across a network of independent companies in 62 countries, operating over 900 laboratories. Performing over 450 million tests every year, Eurofins offers a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products, as well as providing innovative clinical diagnostic testing services, as one of the leading global emerging players in specialised clinical diagnostics testing. Ever since its IPO on the French stock exchange in 1997, Eurofins has been one of the fastest growing listed European companies.</span></div> </div> <div class="org-about-module__content-improvement"> <div class="org-about-module__content-box"> </div> </div>