Sr. Associate Scientist

Location: On premise in Bothell, Washington, United States. Occasional weekend work and travel to internal meetings or external conferences may be required.

Annual base salary: $68,600–$114,300, plus eligibility for a 7.5% Global Performance Plan bonus.

Company

hirify.global is a biopharmaceutical company developing medicines and manufacturing processes for clinical and commercial use.

What you will do

• Design and execute experiments in shake flasks, bench-top bioreactors, and other scale-down models to develop robust, high-yield, scalable manufacturing processes.
• Serve as the upstream technical lead for technology transfer to pilot and GMP manufacturing facilities and provide technical support during manufacturing campaigns.
• Document experimental data in electronic lab notebooks, author technical reports, and contribute to IND and BLA regulatory submissions.
• Participate in laboratory and project-team discussions on experimental design and data interpretation.
• Contribute to a safe, efficient, collaborative laboratory environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 3 years of industrial experience, or a Master’s degree with 0–2 years of experience, in Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Cell Biology, Biotechnology, Biomedical Engineering, or a related field.
• Relevant laboratory research experience.
• Ability to understand scientific concepts, interpret complex data, and formulate new hypotheses.
• Competence in aseptic laboratory technique and in designing, performing, and interpreting complex experiments.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in collaborative projects and ability to communicate with scientists and management in a highly matrixed organization.
• Must have permanent authorization to work in the United States by any employer.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience with high-throughput bioreactor platforms, including ambr15 and ambr250.
• Expertise in fed-batch or perfusion bioreactor operations, including process setup, control, troubleshooting, and scale-up of mammalian cell culture processes.
• Proficiency in process modeling, multivariate data analysis, process characterization, and predictive process understanding.
• Experience with Python programming, workflow automation, or app development for experimental planning, data analysis, visualization, and knowledge sharing.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time, on-premise role within the Upstream Process Development group in Bioprocess R&D.
• Benefits include a 401(k) with hirify.global matching and retirement contributions, paid vacation and holidays, personal days, caregiver/parental and medical leave, and medical, prescription, dental, and vision coverage.
• Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and eligibility.
• Occasional weekend work may be required for essential laboratory tasks.
• U.S. work visa sponsorship, including TN, O-1, and H-1B sponsorship, is not available now or in the future.