Senior Scientist, Purification Process Development

Job Title: Sr. Scientist, Purification Process Development Location: ToulouseDepartment: Purification Process DevelopmentReports To: Manager, Purification Process Development We’re excited to share this opportunity is part of the Sandoz acquisition of Just‑Evotec Biologics in Toulouse. Through this opportunity you will impact the lives of hundreds of millions of people through bold ideas supported by an inclusive, agile company culture. Join us to help make healthcare fairer and faster, help us to pioneer access to medicine Click to learn more. What You’ll Do: Driving all aspects of purification process development, characterization, and technology transfer to cGMP manufacturing for hybrid and continuous processes. Serving as an internal technical resource for cGMP manufacturing and Process Design as well as a resource and subject matter expert for external clients and partners for cell culture and bioreactor processes (small scale models, process transfer, and scale up) and authoring CMC regulatory sections. Clearly and effectively communicating scientific information, experimental plans, and data to internal project teams, senior management, external clients, vendors, and technology development collaborators. Independently designing, executing, and analyzing statistically designed experiments (DOE). Authoring work instructions, reports, and slides which summarize, organize, and interpret experiment results with review by appropriate team members. Training, staff and interns. Driving technology development for process intensification and continuous manufacturing to reduce manufacturing costs and footprint through improvements in culture productivity, control of product quality, and data management. Your profile: Master’s degree in engineering, Biochemistry, Biotechnology or related field with 8 + years of experience or PhD with 5+ years of experience. Proficiency in both verbal and written English is essential. Expertise in purification technology and process development, transfer to cGMP manufacturing plants, and authoring CMC sections of regulatory filings. Experience with commercial process development, process characterization, and validation. Expertise in design of experiments (DOE) and statistical analysis. Experience in training, mentoring, supervising team members, leading development teams for external client projects and collaborations and internal technology development initiatives in a matrix-based system. Pluses Experience with high throughput process development systems is a plus. Experience analyzing data in tools such as JMP, R, or Python. General understanding of cell biology, fluid dynamics, and protein chemistry as well as knowledge in other functional areas (upstream and analytical sciences). Experience working in a cGMP or clean room setting (this job is non‑GMP but knowledge of GMP is helpful for process/tech transfer activities). Why Sandoz? Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, touched the lives of almost 500 million patients last year and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more With investments in new development capabilities, state‑of‑the‑art production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low‑cost, high‑quality medicines, sustainably. Our momentum and entrepreneurial spirit is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful, flexible‑hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is encouraged The future is ours to shape FR : Dans le cadre de sa politique Diversité, Evotec étudie, à compétences égales, toutes les candidatures dont celles des personnes en situation de handicap. ENG : In the frame of our Diversity policy, Evotec considers, with equal competences, all applications including people with disabilities. #J-18808-Ljbffr