Upstream Process Scientist

Company: Freyr Solutions
Location: Elkton
Posted on: March 21, 2025

Job Description:

Freyr is hiring!! We are hiring for a Upstream Process Scientist position with a leading pharma client at Elkton, VA. The pay rate is $37/hr. Along with the hourly rate you are eligible for the following benefits package: earned paid sick days, matching 401k plan, and discounted health insurance.

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The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree in a relevant scientific discipline (biochemistry, chemistry, biology), life sciences, Engineering

Required Experience and Skills

Experience with Bio Reactor and or Micro fermentation experience. Any automation (delta v system) experience great asset. Aseptic technique experience
Wet chemistry laboratory skills (pipetting, buffer preparation, filtration, dilution, stoichiometry)
Proficiency with technical writing and laboratory records (laboratory notebooks, chemical inventory, data management)
Excellent collaborative and team-working skills
Strong technical problem-solving abilities, data interpretation and presentation competence

Preferred Experience and Skills:

Experience performing fermentation or cell culture studies at the labs scale
Experience performing fermentation or cell culture studies using shake flasks
Knowledge of yeast fermentation and metabolism
Experience with laboratory operations
Experience with facility operations
Experience working in an industry environment
Experience conducting laboratory scale process characterization studies
Experience troubleshooting technical issues (experimental, equipment-related issues)

SHIFT- 3-2-3 Day/Night 6a-6pm, 6p-6a rotating shift schedule



Responsibilities:

As a member of Process Development, the primary goal of the position is to:

Participate in/drive fermentation and/or purification of proteins/VLPs at lab and pilot scale
Provide support for execution of process development activities and manufacturing investigations
Perform laboratory scale studies
Design and troubleshoot experiments
Employ excellent verbal and written communication skills
Author laboratory notebooks and technical documents
Work both independently and within multidisciplinary team
Produce high quality work against firm deadlines
Maintain good sample handling practices
Balance and prioritize competing deliverables
Commit to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace



If interested, please reply at your earliest along with a copy of your updated resume and share your availability to discuss this opportunity further.



Thank you.

Aparna Ksheersagar,

Email ID: aparna.ksheersagar@freyrsolutions.com - Phone: +1 6096812406

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