Biologics Formulation Scientist
CSIRO
- Melbourne, VIC
- $89,680-98,513 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Engage in new formulation development and formulation screening capabilities
- Work within a supportive, rewarding, and collaborative team environment
- Join CSIRO - Australia's National Science Agency
- Contribute to biologics formulation research and development through the application of original and adapted experimental methods, equipment, or software.
- Seek new approaches to meet experimental or technological needs when encountering new problems where methods are not defined.
- Participate in planning projects and accept responsibility for scheduling and completion of major parts of the project. including:
- Liaise with clients to determine their needs and take personal responsibility for their satisfaction.
- Participate in the definition of research objectives and the evaluation of technological options with colleagues.
- Make significant contributions to the design of high-throughput excipient screens and formulation optimisation experiments using DOE principles.
- Undertake data collection, interpretation and communication of stability-indicating test results for the development of biologics formulations.
- Collaborate on drafting presentations and/or detailed written reports for clients and the scientific and/or technology community.
- Relevant diploma/bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant work experience in biopharmaceutical formulation development.
- Scientific and/or technical work experience in biomedical and/or biopharmaceutical industry.
- Practical experience in conducting formulation studies, developability research, forced-degradation studies and stability trials.
- Experience conducting and interpreting of stability-indicating analytical tests, such as high-throughput UV/VIS spectrometry, differential scanning fluorometry (DSF), static or dynamic light scattering (SLS/ DLS), capillary-electrophoresis-sodium dodecyl sulfate (CE-SDS), capillary isoelectric focussing (CIEF), size exclusion chromatography (SEC), ion exchange chromatography (IEC), hydrophobic-interaction chromatography (HIC).
- Practical knowledge in tangential flow filtration (TFF) development and tech transfer in downstream bioprocessing.
- Experience in the application of Design of Experiment (DoE) principles to experimental design.
- Demonstrated experience in drafting scientific reports.
- Experience in transferring technology to a regulated manufacturing setting.
- Experience in working with stakeholders and developing a formulation screening strategy that fits their needs.