Senior Research Scientist II, Purification Development - Pre-Pivotal Biologics

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Job Description
 

Senior Research Scientist II, Purification Development - Pre-Pivotal Biologics – Foster City, CA

At Gilead, we’re creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we’ve tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer – working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe. We continue to fight against the world’s biggest health challenges, and our mission requires collaboration, determination and a relentless drive to make a difference.

We empower our leaders to step up, share ideas, listen, learn, and lead. We’re welcoming bright, diverse, and imaginative minds; we’re nurturing them to foster an environment of inclusion and growth where innovation is encouraged. We expect our people leaders to model that environment, and to focus on creating inclusion, developing talent, and enabling teams.

Every member of Gilead’s team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of life-changing scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions, and we’re looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact. Join Gilead and help create possible, together.

Job Description

The Senior Research Scientist II, Purification Process Development (Pre-Pivotal) will be responsible for leading purification development including process development and process implementation at internal or external GMP facilities for Gilead biologics entities during pre-pivotal phases development (pre-clinical, phase I/II). He/she will also lead projects for purification process technology development, platform process evolution, and purification related regulatory documentation. This role is expected to work collaboratively with cross-functional stakeholders and contribute to the regulatory strategies and successful filings of Gilead’s biologics entities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain a state-of-the-art purification lab that enables rapid new biologics entity manufacturability assessment, purification process development and scaleup.
• Lead efficient purification process development.  Design and conduct laboratory scale experiments and oversee data generation/data integrity to ensure compliance. Hands-on laboratory execution is expected.
• Transfer process to internal and contract manufacturing facilities to produce GMP and non GMP drug substances on time and with high success rate. Provide technical oversight at internal and external manufacturing facilities as person-in-plant. Lead manufacturing atypical event investigations.
• Review GMP and non-GMP techni