Scientist ​/ Engineer – Drug Product Technical Transfer & Fill-Finish (JP15621

Scientist / Engineer – Drug Product Technical Transfer & Fill-Finish (JP15621)

• Thousand Oaks, CA

Job Title: Scientist / Engineer – Drug Product Technical Transfer & Fill-Finish (JP15621)

Location: Thousand Oaks, CA. 91320

Employment Type: Contract

Business Unit: Commercial Drug Product

Duration: 1+ year (with likely extensions and/or conversion to permanent)

Posting Date: 07/23/26

Pay Rate: $40 - $46/hour W2

Notes: Only qualified candidates need apply.

3 Key Consulting is hiring a Scientist / Engineer – Drug Product Technical Transfer & Fill-Finish for a consulting engagement with our direct client, a leading global biopharmaceutical company.

Job Description: We are seeking an Associate Scientist to support technical transfer and lifecycle-management activities for commercial drug product fill-finish processes. The individual will support transfers between development and manufacturing sites and will work closely with Process Development, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, Analytical Sciences, Engineering, and other cross-functional partners.

The role will emphasize preparation and review of technical transfer documentation, study protocols, reports, process assessments, product impact assessments, and regulatory-support documents. The candidate will also support process characterization and laboratory‑based activities as needed.

The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of end-to-end drug product manufacturing, including formulation, mixing, hold operations, sterile filtration, filling, lyophilization, and product‑contact systems. Time will be divided between supporting laboratory and process‑development activities and developing clear, scientifically rigorous technical documentation.

The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years of drug product process development, manufacturing support, or technical transfer experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry. Candidates may come from a scientific or engineering background and may have held previous titles such as Associate Scientist, Scientist, or Engineer.

This role will have a strong focus on technical transfer documentation, data evaluation, and cross‑functional project support. The candidate must also have sufficient hands‑on laboratory and drug product process experience to understand the underlying science, critically evaluate study results, and develop technically sound documentation.

Previous client or pharmaceutical industry experience is preferred. Experience supporting intravenous bag preparation, compatibility, or administration‑system studies is a plus.

Why is the Position Open? Supplement additional workload on team

Top Must Have

Skills:

• Drug product fill‑finish and technical transfer experience
• Strong understanding of formulation, mixing, sterile filtration, filling, and transfer of parenteral drug product processes between development and commercial manufacturing sites.
• Technical writing and data interpretation
• Demonstrated ability to author, data‑verify, and review technical protocols, reports, impact assessments, transfer documents, and regulatory‑support documentation.
• Hands‑on laboratory and analytical experience
• Experience executing drug product experiments and analytical testing, including formulation, filtration, pipetting, pH, protein concentration, viscosity, and osmolality

Day to Day Responsibilities:

• Author, data‑verify, and review technical transfer documents, study protocols, technical reports, product impact assessments, data summaries, and regulatory‑support documentation.
• Compile, analyze, and interpret development and manufacturing data to support technical transfer, process characterization, validation, and regulatory filings.
• Execute laboratory analytical testing, including viscosity, protein concentration, pH, osmolality, and other relevant product‑quality measurements.
• Execute laboratory experiments involving pipetting, formulation, mixing, filtration, sampling, and product‑contact evaluations.
• Provide technical support for drug product fill‑finish processes, including formulation, mixing, filtration, and filling of vials, syringes, devices, and other parenteral presentations.
• Assist with the development…