Biochemist

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JOB DESCRIPTION: Temporary Recovery and Purification  Biochemist – Downstream Process (6-Month Contract with Possibility of Permanent Position)

KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES

Within our matrix organization you will be part of the production teams in the plant 13 facility and will be a member of the down process (recovery and purification) team.

• A Biochemist is responsible for production of natural products from microbial fermentation and plants at downstream steps under different regulatory standards [ISO9001, ISO13485]
• The production activities includes: work with large volumes of organic solvents, and aqueous solutions.
• -Operation of industrial scale equipment: centrifuges, extraction tanks, lyophillizers, evaporators, mixers, filtration systems and preparative chromatography.
• -Performs analytical assays as in process control and final material: TLC, UV, VIS, NMR ,  HPLC, Protein determination and enzymatic assays and more.
• Documentation of the manufacturing process.
• Learning, Understanding and implementing into work the “Quality system” and “Regulatory Compliance” as dictated in Merck's SOPs. 
• Perform troubleshooting
• Administration of manufacturing costs through SAP systems.
• Operating Organic and inorganic elaborated skids.

AUTHORITY

• Write, update, approve and Sign production protocol (MMF’s) and SOPs
• Fulfills all quality, environmental, health and safety requirements
• Analytical assays.
• Writes\ updates production protocols.
• Administration of operational procedures through electronic systems: SAP and lotus notes.

MAIN INTERFACES

INTERNALLY: 

• Fermentation team in biotechnology department.
• Biotechnology purification department.
• QC department
• QA department
• Logistics team (Warehouse)
• Weighing and packaging department
• EHS team
• Maintenance and engineering department
• Procurement
• Protein department.

EXTERNALLY:

• NA

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION/LANGUAGES

• B.Sc in organic chemistry, or chemistry of natural products, Biotechnology , Biotechnology engineer
• Fluent English and Hebrew
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PROFESSIONAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• 2 years of industrial experience in relevant large scale production -advantage
• Learning ability- quick learning of production processes and techniques, troubleshooting
• Analytical/preparative skills in HPLC systems– advantage
• Ability to implement new technologies - advantage.
• Ability to perform process improvement - advantage.
• Analytical/preparative skills in chromatography/ HPLC systems– advantage
• Ability to implement new technologies - advantage.

PERSONAL SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

• High reliability
• Well organized.
• Ability to work independently.
• Action oriented achieves results on time
• Independent timely decisions making and problem solving while consulting with manager
• Accuracy
• Fluent English and Hebrew
• Technical , process orientation
• Good interpersonal and communicational skills
• High accuracy in work
• High ability to learn production processes and techniques.
• Understanding principle operation.
• Show Multitask capabilities.
• Ability to perform troubleshooting
• Work in a computerized environment

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