Research Associate, Cell Culture Process Development

We Are Teva We’re Teva, a leading innovative biopharmaceutical company, enabled by a world-class generics business. Whether it’s innovating in the fields of neuroscience and immunology or delivering high-quality medicine worldwide, we’re dedicated to addressing patients’ needs now and in the future. Here, you will be part of a high-performing, inclusive culture that values fresh thinking and collaboration. You'll have the room to grow, the flexibility to balance life with work, and the opportunity to better health worldwide, together.

Our Team, Your Impact We are seeking a Research Associate to join our Cell Culture Process Development team within Biologics CMC in West Chester, PA. This is a hands-on, lab-based role ideal for a motivated individual with a strong motivation to develop a working skillset in mammalian cell culture and a passion for complex problem solving.

You will execute mammalian cell culture studies under direct supervision, assist in data analysis to affect process decisions, and help develop robust, scalable, and manufacturable cell culture processes for therapeutic proteins. The role spans early and late-stage development to support clinical and commercial manufacturing. The role offers meaningful contribution to meeting program milestones, and exposure to high-throughput bioreactor systems, pilot-scale operations, modern automation and data modeling tools, and collaboration across the biologics CMC organization.

How You’ll Spend Your Day Execute, analyze, and document mammalian cell culture experiments with strong scientific rationale. Contribute to the development and optimization of cell culture and harvest process, media, and feeding strategies to improve process performance, robustness, productivity, and product quality. Operate and troubleshoot mammalian cell culture systems across scales, including shake flasks, high-throughput or automated bioreactors, bench-scale bioreactors, and pilot-scale equipment.

Use DOEs, multivariate analysis, data modeling and digital tools to identify critical process relationships and enable data-driven decisions. Communicate conclusions and recommendations through technical reports, protocols, and presentations

Promote safe laboratory practices, data integrity, high-quality documentation, continuous improvement, and an inclusive team environment. Your Skills and ExperienceM.S. or B.S.  in Chemical/Biochemical Engineering, Cell Biology, or related field

Clear written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively in a matrixed, multidisciplinary environment. Any equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience that fulfills the requirements of the position will be considered.

Also Good to Have

Experience with mammalian culture, aseptic technique, and/or bioreactor operations

Basic knowledge of cell culture process and cellular biology fundamentals

Proficiency with statistical applications such as JMP and or SIMCA and practical use of DoE or multivariate analysis. How We’ll Take Care of You We offer a competitive benefits package, including:
Comprehensive Health Insurance:
Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription coverage starting on the first day of employment, providing the employee enrolls. Retirement Savings: 401(k) with employer match, up to 6% and an annual 3.75% Defined Contribution to the 401k plan. Time Off:
Paid Time Off including vacation, sick/safe time, caretaker time and holidays. Life and Disability Protection:
Company paid Life and Disability insurance. Additional benefits include, but are not limited to, Employee Assistance Program, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Tuition Assistance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Account, Life Style Spending Account, Volunteer…