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Scientist 2/Sr. Scientist 1

Employer
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
Location
Novato, CA, United States
Start date
Mar 8, 2019

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Discipline
Science/R&D, Biotechnology
Required Education
Doctorate/PHD/MD
Position Type
Full time
Hotbed
Biotech Bay, Best Places to Work

Job Details

BioMarin is the world leader in delivering therapeutics that provide meaningful advances to patients who live with serious and life-threatening rare genetic diseases. We target diseases that lack effective therapies and affect relatively small numbers of patients, many of whom are children. These conditions are often inherited, difficult to diagnose, progressively debilitating and have few, if any, treatment options. BioMarin will continue to focus on advancing therapies that are the first or best of their kind.

BioMarin's Technical Operations group is responsible for creating our drugs for use in clinical trials and for scaling production of those drugs for the commercial market. These engineers, technicians, scientists and support staff build and maintain BioMarin's cutting-edge manufacturing processes and sites, provide quality assurance and quality control to ensure we meet regulatory standards, and procure the needed goods and services to support manufacturing and coordinating the worldwide movement of our drugs to patients. Come join our team and make a meaningful impact on patients' lives.

SUMMARY We are looking for a highly-motivated team member to be a key contributor in Manufacturing Science and Technology (MSAT) Downstream Purification group responsible for improving process understanding and supporting manufacturing investigations of commercial and late stage product processes.

RESPONSIBILITIES
• Perform scale-down or at scale downstream process troubleshooting, summarize findings, and author technical reports/memos
• Design and execute experimental plans to support functions associated with process variability reduction, product quality improvement, and process streamlining
• Conduct root cause analysis, FMEA, and develop corrective and preventive actions to reduce likelihood of recurrence
• Perform analytical techniques and instrumentation, such as high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), ion chromatography, electrochromatography and spectroscopy
• Assist with evaluation of downstream process changes
• Mentor and provide guidance to Research Associates
• Communicate with other departments and all stakeholders to drive investigation completion
• Participate and present data as a member of MSAT
• Participate in scientific meetings and produces original peer-reviewed publications.
• Keep current with advances in technologies related to bioprocessing

EXPERIENCE Required Skills:
• Extensive knowledge of chromatography techniques required
• Hands-on experience on GE AKTA systems, depth filtration, Tangential Flow Filtration (TFF), membrane chromatography, H/UPLC, and analysis techniques
• Knowledge of commercial biologic manufacturing operations, cGMP's, validation, and regulatory affairs
• Maintain and organize accurate records
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Desired Skills:
• Working knowledge of continuous bioprocessing a plus
• Basic formulation knowledge a plus

EDUCATION
• PhD in chemistry, chemical engineering, biochemistry or biology or equivalent and 2-5+ years experience in biologic downstream process development
• MS in chemistry, chemical engineering, biochemistry or biology or equivalent and 8-10+ years experience in biologic downstream process development
• BS in chemistry, chemical engineering, biochemistry or biology or equivalent and 12+ years experience in biologic downstream process development

CONTACTS Other associates, assistants, scientists, and senior scientists in Manufacturing Sciences, Analytical Chemistry, Process Development and Quality Control.

SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITY May be responsible for supervision of Research Associates #LI-SM1 ~BIO

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Company

BioMarin is a global biotechnology company dedicated to transforming lives through genetic discovery. In 1997, the company was founded to make a big difference in small patient populations, focusing on giving much-needed attention to the underserved communities of those with rare diseases. BioMarin sought to help patients whose voices could not always be heard and treat conditions that were not always in mainstream medical conversations. Throughout its history, BioMarin has worked tirelessly to make a difference by pursuing bold science. The company’s first approved therapy was inspired by a father who refused to accept there was no therapy for his son’s rare diagnosis. That relentless pursuit to change the course of his son’s future through the power of science is at the core of who BioMarin is today.

Through the company’s expertise in genetics and molecular biology, BioMarin has developed eight first or best-in-class targeted therapies that address the root cause of the conditions it seeks to treat, helping to better the lives of those struggling with rare genetic disease. The company’s purposeful and scientifically precise team of physicians and scientists has honed each treatment modality to seek transformative therapies.

Now, BioMarin seeks to make an even greater impact by applying the same science-driven, patient-forward approach that propelled the last 25 plus years of drug development to larger genetic disorders, as well as genetic subsets of more common conditions. Each drug candidate pursued is guided by a fundamental understanding of the genetics and underlying biology of the condition it will address. The company believes that applying its knowledge to make a transformative impact is not just a calling, but an obligation to those who will benefit most. The more innovative solutions developed, the more lives BioMarin can impact.

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