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Assistant Engineer
•19 days ago
| Verified Pay | $30 per hour |
|---|---|
| Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
| Location | Elkton, Virginia |
About this job
Assistant Engineer
Elkton, VA 22827
12 months
***Bench work Mostly on-site, but can do some analyzation from home on occasion
Pay rate starts from $30/hr
Description
This position will report to the Technical Operations Department and will support the manufacture of HPV Gardasil as part of a multidisciplinary team, the candidate will have a fundamental knowledge of fermentation and cell culture, protein chemistry and purification, analytical techniques and/or laboratory operations.
Process Development Team in using a variety of fermentation techniques, purification techniques, and characterization methods to support commercial and bench scale pharmaceutical processes. The PD team uses a scale down model to provide investigation support, promote process understanding, and facilitate technology transfer of products to the Elkton site. We work with teams across the network to bridge process, quality, and analytical principles and synthesize these into a focused laboratory that provides high quality support to realize the sustained production of medication for patients.
Qualifications:
Education Minimum Requirement:
A bachelor's degree in a relevant scientific discipline (biochemistry, chemistry, biology), life sciences, Engineering
Required Experience and Skills
* Wet chemistry laboratory skills (pipetting, buffer preparation, filtration, dilution, stoichiometry)
* Proficiency with technical writing and laboratory records (laboratory notebooks, chemical inventory, data management)
* Excellent collaborative and team-working skills
* Strong technical problem-solving abilities, data interpretation and presentation competence
Preferred Experience and Skills:
* Experience working with analytical instrumentation (plate readers, densitometers, thermocyclers, cIEF, UV/Vis spectrophotometers, HPLC/ UPLC systems)
* Experience working with tangential flow filtration processing - microfiltration/ultrafiltration
* Experience working with protein purification
* Experience working with column chromatography and AKTA/Unicorn systems
* Experience performing fermentation or cell culture studies at the labs scale
* Experience performing fermentation or cell culture studies using shake flasks
* Knowledge of yeast fermentation and metabolism
* Experience working in GMP and GLP environments
* Experience with laboratory operations
* Experience with facility operations
* Experience working in an industry environments
* Experience conducting laboratory scale process characterization studies
* Experience troubleshooting technical issues (experimental, equipment-related issues)
* Experience with material characterization
* Experience working with enzymes and peptides
* Experience in method development and method transfer
* Experience with six sigma, 5S principles
Responsibilities:
As a member of Process Development, the primary goal of the position is to:
* Characterize proteins, VLPs and constituent components with a variety of analytical techniques
* Participate in/drive fermentation and/or purification of proteins/VLPs at lab and pilot scale
* Provide support for execution of process development activities and manufacturing investigations
* Perform laboratory scale studies
* Design and troubleshoot experiments
* Employ excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Author laboratory notebooks and technical documents
* Work both independently and within multidisciplinary team
* Produce high quality work against firm deadlines
* Maintain good sample handling practices
* Balance and prioritize competing deliverables
* Commit to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace
Below is a brief introduction of SPECTRAFORCE, the benefits we offer, and the disclaimers:
Established in 2004, SPECTRAFORCE is one of the largest and fastest-growing diversity-owned staffing firms in the US. The growth of our company is a direct result of our global client service delivery model that is powered by our state-of-the-art A.I. proprietary talent acquisition platform, robust ISO 9001:2015/ISO 27001 certified processes, and strong and passionate client-engaged teams.
We have built our business by providing talent and project-based solutions, including Contingent, Permanent, and Statement of Work (SOW) services to over 130 clients in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, and India. Key industries that we service include Technology, Financial Services, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Telecom, Retail, Utilities, and Transportation.
SPECTRAFORCE is built on a concept of "human connection," defined by our branding attitude of NEWJOBPHORIA, which is the excitement of bringing joy and freedom to the work lifestyle so our people (and clients) can reach their highest potential. Our entire workflow and teams are trained to cultivate the joy of NEWJOBPHORIA with candidates and employees throughout their engagement with SPECTRAFORCE.
Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA-compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance. Additional benefits SPECTRAFORCE offers to eligible employees include commuter benefits, a 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE offers unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.
Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at if you require a reasonable accommodation
Elkton, VA 22827
12 months
***Bench work Mostly on-site, but can do some analyzation from home on occasion
Pay rate starts from $30/hr
Description
This position will report to the Technical Operations Department and will support the manufacture of HPV Gardasil as part of a multidisciplinary team, the candidate will have a fundamental knowledge of fermentation and cell culture, protein chemistry and purification, analytical techniques and/or laboratory operations.
Process Development Team in using a variety of fermentation techniques, purification techniques, and characterization methods to support commercial and bench scale pharmaceutical processes. The PD team uses a scale down model to provide investigation support, promote process understanding, and facilitate technology transfer of products to the Elkton site. We work with teams across the network to bridge process, quality, and analytical principles and synthesize these into a focused laboratory that provides high quality support to realize the sustained production of medication for patients.
Qualifications:
Education Minimum Requirement:
A bachelor's degree in a relevant scientific discipline (biochemistry, chemistry, biology), life sciences, Engineering
Required Experience and Skills
* Wet chemistry laboratory skills (pipetting, buffer preparation, filtration, dilution, stoichiometry)
* Proficiency with technical writing and laboratory records (laboratory notebooks, chemical inventory, data management)
* Excellent collaborative and team-working skills
* Strong technical problem-solving abilities, data interpretation and presentation competence
Preferred Experience and Skills:
* Experience working with analytical instrumentation (plate readers, densitometers, thermocyclers, cIEF, UV/Vis spectrophotometers, HPLC/ UPLC systems)
* Experience working with tangential flow filtration processing - microfiltration/ultrafiltration
* Experience working with protein purification
* Experience working with column chromatography and AKTA/Unicorn systems
* Experience performing fermentation or cell culture studies at the labs scale
* Experience performing fermentation or cell culture studies using shake flasks
* Knowledge of yeast fermentation and metabolism
* Experience working in GMP and GLP environments
* Experience with laboratory operations
* Experience with facility operations
* Experience working in an industry environments
* Experience conducting laboratory scale process characterization studies
* Experience troubleshooting technical issues (experimental, equipment-related issues)
* Experience with material characterization
* Experience working with enzymes and peptides
* Experience in method development and method transfer
* Experience with six sigma, 5S principles
Responsibilities:
As a member of Process Development, the primary goal of the position is to:
* Characterize proteins, VLPs and constituent components with a variety of analytical techniques
* Participate in/drive fermentation and/or purification of proteins/VLPs at lab and pilot scale
* Provide support for execution of process development activities and manufacturing investigations
* Perform laboratory scale studies
* Design and troubleshoot experiments
* Employ excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Author laboratory notebooks and technical documents
* Work both independently and within multidisciplinary team
* Produce high quality work against firm deadlines
* Maintain good sample handling practices
* Balance and prioritize competing deliverables
* Commit to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace
Below is a brief introduction of SPECTRAFORCE, the benefits we offer, and the disclaimers:
Established in 2004, SPECTRAFORCE is one of the largest and fastest-growing diversity-owned staffing firms in the US. The growth of our company is a direct result of our global client service delivery model that is powered by our state-of-the-art A.I. proprietary talent acquisition platform, robust ISO 9001:2015/ISO 27001 certified processes, and strong and passionate client-engaged teams.
We have built our business by providing talent and project-based solutions, including Contingent, Permanent, and Statement of Work (SOW) services to over 130 clients in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, and India. Key industries that we service include Technology, Financial Services, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Telecom, Retail, Utilities, and Transportation.
SPECTRAFORCE is built on a concept of "human connection," defined by our branding attitude of NEWJOBPHORIA, which is the excitement of bringing joy and freedom to the work lifestyle so our people (and clients) can reach their highest potential. Our entire workflow and teams are trained to cultivate the joy of NEWJOBPHORIA with candidates and employees throughout their engagement with SPECTRAFORCE.
Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA-compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance. Additional benefits SPECTRAFORCE offers to eligible employees include commuter benefits, a 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE offers unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.
Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at if you require a reasonable accommodation
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