Principal Scientist, Purification Process Design

Job Title: Principal Scientist, Purification

Location: Redmond, WA

Reports to
:
Associate Director, Purification

At Just-Evotec, we believe that curiosity is the spark that drives innovation and success. As a forward-thinking team, we thrive on challenging the status quo, learning from each other, and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. We're on a mission to create a place where curiosity isn't just encouraged, it’s celebrated.

Are you someone who asks questions, seeks answers, and isn't afraid to go deeper? #BeCurious with us and see where your curiosity can take you!

Just-Evotec Biologics’ Purification Process Development group is seeking an enthusiastic and hardworking team member who is passionate about expanding worldwide access to biotherapeutics through the advancement of continuous bioprocessing technology.

This person will join a fast‑paced, collaborative, and multidisciplinary team to support purification process development at the bench and pilot scale for the advancement of low‑cost biotherapeutics manufacturing.

Process design at Just‑Evotec means exposure to innovative technologies like high‑throughput automated robotic screening and continuous processing technologies for a first‑of‑its‑kind flexible and reconfigurable manufacturing facility. The successful candidate will have experience in chromatography and filtration theory and operations. Experience with high‑throughput chromatography screening, chromatography mechanistic modeling, multicolumn chromatography and/or process modelling is a plus.

The ideal candidate will have strong scientific group management and leadership skills as well as a proven track record of a deep understanding of purification process development.

Strong written and verbal communication skills are required as well as experience in client and multi‑site communication. Experience with common software packages (such as Microsoft Office, Google Suite, etc.) is required.

Finally, the ideal candidate is curious, creative, engaged, and the type who works well independently and in teams while constantly looking for ways to advance scientific processes and improve technology.

• Leading a diverse group of scientists encompassing all aspects of purification process development, characterization, and validation as well as technology transfer to cGMP manufacturing for hybrid and continuous processes.
• Serving as an internal technical resource for cGMP manufacturing and Process Design as well as a resource and subject‑matter expert for external clients and partners for purification processes (small‑scale models, process transfer, and scale up) and authoring CMC regulatory sections.

• Serving as a functional area lead for platform or complex client early‑stage (FIH) and late‑stage Process Characterization (PC) projects as well as technology development projects.

• Collaborating across the organization to accelerate clinical development timelines while reducing development costs.
• Clearly and effectively communicating scientific information, experimental plans, and data to internal project teams, senior management, external clients, vendors, and technology development collaborators as well as the external scientific community such as regulatory agencies, review boards, and conferences.
• Independently designing, executing, and analysing statistically designed experiments (DOE).
• Authoring SOPs, reports, and slides which summarise, organise, and interpret experiment results with review by appropriate team members.
• Working with vendors and manufacturers in developing, ordering, and troubleshooting equipment prototypes.
• Training, mentoring, and supervising staff and interns.
• Driving technology development for process intensification and continuous manufacturing to reduce manufacturing costs and footprint through improvements in culture productivity, control of product quality, and data management.
• Supporting the management of staff, capital resources, and planning within the department.

• Other tasks as assigned.

• BS/MS in Engineering, Biochemistry, Biology, or related field with 12+ years of experience or Ph.D. in Engineering, Biochemistry, Biology, or…