Process Engineer II (Cell Culture/Biotech)

Our client, a worldleader in life sciences and biotechnology, is looking for a “ProcessEngineer II” based in Santa Monica, CA.

Job Duration: LongTerm Contract (Possibility of Conversion to FTE)

Pay Rate : $51.25/hr onW2

Company Benefits: Medical, Paid Sickleave, 401K

Seeking a Process Engineer II tosupport the development, optimization, scale-up, and manufacturing ofengineered T-cell therapy processes. The role combines hands-on laboratorywork with process development, statistical analysis, technical documentation,and cross-functional collaboration supporting INDs, technology transfers,process validation, and GMP manufacturing.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct hands-on cell culture, aseptic processing, and process development studies.
• Develop, optimize, characterize, and improve manufacturing processes for T-cell therapies.
• Design and execute process development studies and DOE/statistical analyses.
• Analyze and trend process performance and identify improvement opportunities.
• Support technology transfers, process validation, IND activities, and GMP clinical manufacturing.
• Develop/reviewSOPs, study plans, batch records, protocols, and technical reports.
• Provide process training for GMP clinical production.
• Collaborate with Research, Translational Medicine, Process Development, Manufacturing, and MSAT teams.
• Present study results and recommendations to technical and senior leadership.

Required Qualifications

• MS in Biochemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related field + 0 years experience,OR
• BS in related engineering field + 2 years pharmaceutical manufacturing/process development/technology transfer experience.
• Hands-on cell culture and aseptic technique experience.
• Experience with media preparation, cell counting, reagents, and cryopreservation.

Preferred

• Cell therapy / T-cell manufacturing experience.
• Knowledge of immunology and T-cell biology.
• cGMP pharmaceutical manufacturing experience.
• Process development and DOE experience.
• Bioreactor experience.
• JMP or Minitab.
• LeanSix Sigma, statistical process control, and process data management.

If interested, pleasesend us your updated resume at

hr@dawarconsulting.com

akansha@dawarconsulting.com