Principal Scientist

Position Overview

The Principal Scientist, Manufacturing Sciences and Technology (MSAT) will report to the head of Process & Analytical Development and Manufacturing Science & Technology (MSAT) at the FUJIFILM Biotechnologies, Thousand Oaks, CA site. The job holder will be responsible for establishing laboratory capabilities, designing, and performing laboratory studies to support process development activities, assessing novel processes and technologies, etc. They will ensure decisions are made timely and will facilitate active cross‑functional technical communication and information flow between internal team members and clients.

The Principal Scientist, Process Development is responsible for process development activities associated with client processes and cell therapy production at Fujifilm Biotechnologies, Thousand Oaks, CA. This position provides leadership within a high performing team that will provide process development assessments for potential clients, is responsible for providing strong scientific leadership and hands‑on support for all aspects of technology transfer, process development and scale‑up, lab scale process monitoring, and process troubleshooting, and supporting regulatory submissions as needed.

This position has a strong cross‑functional partnership with the Cell Therapy Business leaders, Process Engineering, Technology Transfer/New Product Introduction to ensure successful development and transfer, into the site, of all client cell therapy manufacturing processes.

At FUJIFILM Biotechnologies California, we’re driving the future of medicine with the expertise to produce life‑changing cell therapies like T‑cell and CAR T immunotherapies. Working with pioneering biotech partners, our teams manufacture innovative treatments that improve lives.

Join us at our advanced Thousand Oaks facility, where you’ll make a tangible impact on groundbreaking therapies. We offer a collaborative, flexible workplace and a vibrant culture driven by passion and energy—what we call Genki. If you’re ready to reimagine the future of healthcare, let’s create something extraordinary together.

Our campus is in Thousand Oaks, California, an exceptional place to live with great schools, natural beauty, outdoor activities, and proximity to Los Angeles and Santa Barbara.

Fujifilm is globally headquartered in Tokyo with over 70,000 employees across four key business segments of healthcare, electronics, business innovation, and imaging. We are guided and united by our Group Purpose of “giving our world more smiles.” Visit:

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide strong scientific leadership and hands‑on support for all aspects of technology transfer, process development and scale‑up, lab scale process monitoring, and process troubleshooting, and supporting regulatory submissions as needed.
• Optimize cell culture and processing methodologies, cell selection and separation technologies, cell characterization methods, and process equipment selection meeting cGMP, Quality Systems, and regulatory requirements.
• Identify and qualify critical or custom reagents, disposable required for development activities.
• Design and execute process development studies to develop a thorough understanding of operating and performance parameters (Design space). Implement science‑based approaches and cGMP requirements in the selection of critical raw materials and components.
• Provides Process Sciences assessments on suitability of technologies, scalability, and manufacturability during process development activities and partners with Process Engineering and clients for defining the critical process parameters of new processes.
• Provides significant technical depth to support troubleshooting efforts during development activities.
• Assess suitability of technologies, equipment, and methodologies to provide a competitive advantage for our service offering and efficiency/effectiveness of client programs.
• Provide leadership in process development assessments for potential clients.
• Partners with cross‑functional teams such as the Cell Therapy Business leaders, Process Engineering, Technology Transfer/New Product…