What are the responsibilities and job description for the Process Development Associate II position at AGC Biologics?
Our purpose is to bring hope to life by enabling life-changing therapies for patients around the globe, creating a healthier and happier tomorrow. Our mission is to work side by side with our customers in order to improve patients’ lives by bringing new biopharmaceuticals to market.
Job Summary
We are looking for a Process Development Associate II to join our Upstream Process Development team. In this role, you’ll play an important part in supporting mammalian cell culture processes that help us manufacture life-changing therapeutic proteins. You’ll work hands-on in the lab, running shake flask and bioreactor experiments and performing tasks like sampling, inoculation, feeding, and harvesting.
This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a collaborative lab environment, learning new techniques, and contributing to meaningful work that impacts patients’ lives.
Schedule: Wednesday-Saturday, 10-hour shift
This role may require occasional evening or weekend work to support experiments.
Responsibilities
You’ll work closely with the lab supervisor and project leads to support a variety of upstream process development activities, including:
Our culture at AGC Biologics is defined by the six core values: Knowledge, Trust, Quality, Ingenuity, Accountability and Teamwork. Our core values stem from our team members and are embedded into our DNA. They provide a common language and understanding of how we as an organization are connected across three continents. Our core values serve as a compass and reminder of how we achieve our purpose of bringing hope to life for patients around the globe.
AGC Biologics is a leading global biopharmaceutical Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) with a strong commitment to delivering the highest standard of service as we work side-by-side with our clients and partners, every step of the way. We provide world-class development and manufacture of mammalian and microbial-based therapeutic proteins, plasmid DNA (pDNA), messenger RNA (mRNA), viral vectors, and genetically engineered cells. Our global network spans the U.S., Europe, and Asia, with cGMP-compliant facilities in Seattle, Washington; Boulder and Longmont, Colorado; Copenhagen, Denmark; Heidelberg, Germany; Milan, Italy; and Chiba, Japan. We currently employ more than 2,500 employees worldwide. Our commitment to continuous innovation fosters the technical creativity to solve our clients’ most complex challenges, including specialization in fast-track projects and rare diseases. AGC Biologics is the partner of choice. To learn more, visit www.agcbio.com. Want to keep posted about our growth and learn more about our company? Follow us on LinkedIn and give us a quick Like on Facebook!
AGC Biologics offers a highly competitive compensation package and a friendly, collaborative culture that values personal initiative and professional achievement. AGC Biologics is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.
Job Summary
We are looking for a Process Development Associate II to join our Upstream Process Development team. In this role, you’ll play an important part in supporting mammalian cell culture processes that help us manufacture life-changing therapeutic proteins. You’ll work hands-on in the lab, running shake flask and bioreactor experiments and performing tasks like sampling, inoculation, feeding, and harvesting.
This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a collaborative lab environment, learning new techniques, and contributing to meaningful work that impacts patients’ lives.
Schedule: Wednesday-Saturday, 10-hour shift
This role may require occasional evening or weekend work to support experiments.
Responsibilities
You’ll work closely with the lab supervisor and project leads to support a variety of upstream process development activities, including:
- Running bench-scale bioreactor and shake flask experiments using aseptic techniques
- Sampling shake flasks and bioreactors
- Using cell counting and chemical analytical equipment
- Accurately recording data in batch records and lab notebooks
- Developing skills in cell culture operations like cell passaging, bioreactor inoculation, transfection, cloning, cell imaging, and cryopreservation
- Preparing media and buffers for experiments
- Coordinating with project leads on operations and schedules
- Working with MSAT teams on transfer dates and times
- Helping transfer materials and inoculate satellite bioreactors
- Monitoring satellite bioreactors daily
- Supporting additional experiments as needed, such as harvest characterization
- Checking data integrity
- Assisting with validation projects and onboarding new lab equipment
- Supporting both Microbial and Mammalian labs when needed
- Managing equipment through BMRAM, including requesting asset IDs, monitoring calibration schedules, and removing items from calibration
- Troubleshooting and solving basic technical issues with guidance
- Contributing ideas for process and workflow improvements
- Previous lab experience, either academic or industrial
- Comfortable working with computers and analytical equipment
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to troubleshoot and solve problems
- Can work both independently and as part of a team
- Willingness to occasionally work evenings or weekends when experiments require
- Able to lift up to 40 pounds and perform lab tasks that require manual dexterity
- Detail-oriented, dependable, organized, and ready to handle both routine tasks and learn new skills
- Hands-on experience with mammalian cell culture, media preparation, and aseptic technique preferred
- A.A. or B.S. in life sciences or engineering, plus 2–4 years of relevant experience.
Our culture at AGC Biologics is defined by the six core values: Knowledge, Trust, Quality, Ingenuity, Accountability and Teamwork. Our core values stem from our team members and are embedded into our DNA. They provide a common language and understanding of how we as an organization are connected across three continents. Our core values serve as a compass and reminder of how we achieve our purpose of bringing hope to life for patients around the globe.
AGC Biologics is a leading global biopharmaceutical Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) with a strong commitment to delivering the highest standard of service as we work side-by-side with our clients and partners, every step of the way. We provide world-class development and manufacture of mammalian and microbial-based therapeutic proteins, plasmid DNA (pDNA), messenger RNA (mRNA), viral vectors, and genetically engineered cells. Our global network spans the U.S., Europe, and Asia, with cGMP-compliant facilities in Seattle, Washington; Boulder and Longmont, Colorado; Copenhagen, Denmark; Heidelberg, Germany; Milan, Italy; and Chiba, Japan. We currently employ more than 2,500 employees worldwide. Our commitment to continuous innovation fosters the technical creativity to solve our clients’ most complex challenges, including specialization in fast-track projects and rare diseases. AGC Biologics is the partner of choice. To learn more, visit www.agcbio.com. Want to keep posted about our growth and learn more about our company? Follow us on LinkedIn and give us a quick Like on Facebook!
AGC Biologics offers a highly competitive compensation package and a friendly, collaborative culture that values personal initiative and professional achievement. AGC Biologics is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.
Salary : $66,960 - $92,070
