Cell Culture – Senior Research Officer
Esco Lifesciences Group is Singapore’s most globalized
life sciences company, with annual revenues close to SGD 200M and global
operations in over 42 locations and 26 direct countries across North America,
Europe, Asia, Oceania.
Esco Aster Pte Ltd is an affiliate of Esco
Lifesciences Group and was first incorporated in 2017.
Esco Aster is a contract research development and
manufacturing organization founded and deeply rooted by scientists enabling
fellow scientists to translate their bench work into commercially available
products at affordable prices.
Our
scientific work is in emerging and frontier biology utilizing cells as a final
product or deriving products from cells which often we use cells as the factory
to derive our target product.
Our
first commercial breakthrough success is Esco Aster is commercially first in
class being first in the world to be certified for cultivated/cell-based meat
to FSSC 22000 and by a competent food regulatory body.
We
are first in the region to operate an end-to-end integrated full cell line
creation/immortalization or engineered cell line, cell culture process
development, analytical development for stem cells and exosomes with full cGMP
Capabilities from Drug Substance and small-scale fill & finish for final
Cell Therapy Product.
The work we do creates a remarkable and lasting impact
on our world. We offer you an opportunity to be part of this exciting journey
to own your career and firsthand exposure to new emerging modalities supporting
translational sciences.
Join us as we redefine BioSolutions for One World and
One Health for the current and future generations to come.
Esco Aster.
One World Biosolutions for One Health.
- Conduct in-depth laboratory cell culture research, such as cell isolation, clone screening, cell bank establishment, cell recovery, cell passaging, stability research, etc.
- Develop, optimize and validate new cultured cell lines and new media formulation, ensuring its quality control, as well as developing specifications, SOPs and test protocols.
- Statistical analysis, design of experiments (DoE) and design protocols to test different types of cell culture media formulations and process optimization.
- Source for ingredients and formulation of cell culture media and screening for optimal cell growth.
- Conducting routine media exchange, harvesting, and sampling to maintain cells in culture.
- Troubleshoot and solve problems encountered by customers or cross border team in the application of culture media.
- Interface and communicate with local regulatory agencies and file for regulatory approval.
- Handle ad-hoc duties assigned by management from time to time.
- Master’s degree in Biology, Biotechnology, Life science or related fields.
- 2+ years of experience in cell culture and media development (experience in biopharmaceutical companies is preferred).
- Experience in media development and optimization and understanding of mammalian metabolic pathways.
- Familiarity with mammalian primary cell culture processes, cell preparation and quality control.
- Excellent presentation skills, communication and coordination skills and the ability to identify problems and solve them.
- Ability to design or review experimental operating procedures, write technical reports and technology transfer documents.
- Good communication in English and the ability to search, collect and summarize literature in relevant fields.
- Experience in project management is preferred.
- Adaptable to short term overseas assignments.
Apply now by submitting a Cover Letter and CV to [email protected].