Vaxcyte is hiring a
Scientist I

Summary

Join our Mission to Protect Humankind! Vaxcyte is seeking a talented and motivated Scientist I to join the Upstream Process Development group within the Protein Development and CMC team. This is an exciting opportunity to join an outstanding team with a mission to enhance process understanding of cell free protein synthesis to support scale-up and commercialization of Vaxcyte lead vaccine candidates.

Requirements

• PhD in Chemical Engineering or a related discipline with minimum 2 years of relevant experience and may include postdoc. MS in Chemical Engineering with minimum 5 years of relevant experience. BS with minimum 8 years of relevant experience
• Strong background in cell free protein synthesis and characterization techniques
• Familiarity with DoE (Design of Experiments) principles and software
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements of biotherapeutics. Late-stage process characterization experience is a plus
• Experience with Ambr250 bioreactor system a plus

Responsibilities

• Design and execute small-scale CFPS process development and process characterization experiments in Ambr250
• Utilize advanced techniques and technologies to characterize and improve cell free synthesis processes
• Analyze experimental data and present results at project meetings
• Take an active role in technical documentation initiatives, including authorship of SOPs, technical reports, and ELN and database management
• Mentor junior team members