Scientist - Development in Therapeutics Production & Quality (Gene Therapy)

Location: Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Salary: $86,320–$154,960 per year

Company

hirify.global operates a Good Manufacturing Practices facility supporting therapeutics production and quality.

What you will do

• Design and implement process development experiments across upstream and downstream unit operations.
• Conduct small-scale mammalian and bacterial cell culture experiments and operate bioreactors.
• Optimize purification processes using chromatography, tangential flow filtration, and other filtration techniques.
• Generate purified plasmid DNA and gene therapy vectors, including lentiviral vectors.
• Coordinate technology transfers, scale-up runs, assays, manufacturing campaigns, and process documentation.
• Monitor quality and regulatory compliance, address deviations, and support equipment maintenance and troubleshooting.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant scientific area is required.
• At least 7 years of relevant experience with a bachelor's degree, 5 years with a master's degree, or 3 years with a PhD.
• Relevant areas include GMP chemistry, biology, chemical engineering, analytical chemistry, biotechnology, cellular biology, molecular biology, immunology, and biochemistry.
• Experience with upstream or downstream cGMP operations, process development, HPLC or biological assays is strongly preferred.
• Experience coordinating scientific projects, laboratory maintenance, and research support activities is preferred.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment in a therapeutics production and quality department.
• Work within a GMP facility and follow quality and regulatory requirements.
• Benefits are provided.
• Regular and predictable attendance is required.