Engineer I

Job Title: Engineer I Location: Elkton, VA Hours/Schedule: Mon- Fri, 8am- 5pm Type: Contract Responsibilities Characterize proteins, VLPs and constituent components with a variety of analytical techniques 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 Requirements A bachelor’s degree in a relevant scientific discipline (biochemistry, chemistry, biology), life sciences, Engineering 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 working with analytical instrumentation (plate readers, densitometers, thermocyclers, cIEF, UV/Vis spectrophotometers, HPLC/ UPLC systems) Experience working with tangential flow filtration processing – microfiltration/ultrafiltration Experience working with protein purification Experience working with column chromatography and AKTA/Unicorn systems 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 working in GMP and GLP environments Experience with laboratory operations Experience with facility operations Experience working in an industry environments Experience conducting laboratory scale process characterization studies Experience troubleshooting technical issues (experimental, equipment-related issues) Experience with material characterization Experience working with enzymes and peptides Experience in method development and method transfer Experience with six sigma, 5S principles Benefits System One offers eligible employees health and welfare benefits coverage options, including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, and participation in a 401(k) plan. #M3