WuXi Biologics Research Associate Co-op — Downstream Process Development | Cranbury, New Jersey, USA

WuXi Biologics (Cranbury, New Jersey) is hiring a Research Associate Co-op for Downstream Process Development. Students in biotechnology, biochemistry, bioprocess engineering, biology or related life-science fields are eligible.

Job Details

Company: WuXi Biologics

Role: Research Associate Co-op for Downstream Process Development

Location: Cranbury, NJ, USA

Qualification: Students in biotechnology, biochemistry, biochemical/bioprocess engineering, biology or related life-science fields

Experience: Internship / Co-op. Freshers eligible as students.

Salary: Anticipated pay range as posted is about USD 20–30 per hour.

Job Description

The Cranbury PD Downstream team develops purification processes for biologic drug substances. The co-op helps design, execute and author downstream purification development, tech-transfer and optimisation studies, and partners with other internal PD teams during process tech transfer.

This is a student co-op / internship pathway in biologics downstream process development (not a senior scientist role).

Key Responsibilities

  • Completing required safety and equipment training.
  • Performing job-specific tasks in compliance with applicable regulations, international standards and WuXi Biologics policies.
  • Contributing to project workflow from initial planning and experiment execution through data evaluation and reporting.
  • Supporting downstream purification experiments such as chromatography and filtration.
  • Documenting results carefully.
  • Collaborating across process-development functions to keep studies on schedule.

Eligibility Criteria

The posting seeks a highly motivated student with a well-organised, detail-oriented style.

Required Skills

  • Strong oral and written communication skills are required.

Preferred Skills

  • Hands-on experience in protein purification and lab-scale experimental techniques (chromatography, filtration, etc.) is preferred but not required.
  • Experience with cell biology, microbial fermentation or mammalian systems is also preferred where available.

About WuXi Biologics

WuXi Biologics is a global biologics development and manufacturing organisation supporting 600+ customers, including top biopharma companies, with a large international workforce.

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