Fermentation Scientist​/Sr. Scientist

About The Job

Position Summary:

Scientists/Sr. Scientists at BIB are highly motivated individuals who work as supervisor/project leads for one or more relevant projects, and mentor the involved junior scientists or associates. Through significantly contributing to the operation of BIB and to defining the direction of growth of BIB, the Scientist/Sr. Scientists at BIB are among the core members who significantly influence the performance and growth of BIB.

• As a Fermentation Scientist, provide technical expertise and leadership in planning, designing, and conducting microbial fermentation experiments, analyzing data and documenting results towards development and optimization upstream processes and/or achieving goals for cross functional development teams
• Provide technical expertise and leadership in the technological innovative efforts of the relevant project teams
• Supervise setup, operation, and routine maintenance of fermenters. Monitor processes to ensure consistency and reliability
• Work independently, analyze and interpret experimental data, and present/document experimental results vide reports and prepare scientific presentations as needed. Write/revise batch records and technical reports
• Collaborate with colleagues overseas, on one or multiple projects.
• Play a lead role in maintaining group awareness of relevant scientific literature and new technologies. Participate in/lead the evaluations of new technologies and their potential applications and business impacts. Maintain substantial knowledge of state-of-the art principles and theories and contribute knowledge base through literature review, conferences attendance and publication
• Provide technical coaching (matrix management) of and motivate junior staff members to high performance by providing mentoring, training, and appropriate supervision in process development activities
• Participate in management in terms of resource planning, project management, etc.
• Troubleshoot equipment and processes
• Ensure and promote safe environmental and laboratory practices

• Ph.D./MS/BS degrees in biology, biochemistry, biomedical/biochemical engineering, or related fields
• Ph.D. with ≥1 years (≥5 years for Sr. Scientist) or Master’s with ≥3 years (≥8 years for Sr. Scientist) or Bachelor’s with ≥6 years (≥10 years for Sr. Scientist) of experience in upstream bioprocess related process development, scale-up and tech transfer to cGMP manufacturing facility in biotechnology, pharmaceutical or related environment
• Excellent knowledge and experience in microbial fermentation process development, process scale-up, scale-down, and tech transfer. Experience in design-of-experiment and excellent ability to analyze and interpret data collected
• Good knowledge/experience of cGMP working environment
• Strong technical, organizational, and communication skills, as well as the good ability to develop creative solutions to challenging problems
• Proven strong ability to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated capacity to juggle multiple competing tasks and demands
• Strong teamwork/collaboration spirits and good ability to communicate appropriately and effectively
• Proactive attitude to learn new technologies and manage changes in process development and process scale-up
• Client focused, results oriented, and science and innovation driven with good financial awareness
• Advanced written skills
• Attention to detail, and the ability to multitask
• Proficient with the use of MS Office software (MS Excel, MS Word, MS Powerpoint) and statistical DOE software including JMP, Minitab, Design Expert etc)
• Flexible and results oriented

Salary Range: $85,000 – $120,000

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