Specialist II, Quality Control - Microbiology

Job description

Kyowa Kirin is a fast-growing global specialty pharmaceutical company that applies state-of-the-art biotechnologies to discover and deliver novel medicines in four disease areas: bone and mineral; intractable hematologic; hematology oncology; and rare disease. A Japan-based company, our goal is to translate science into smiles by delivering therapies where no adequate treatments currently exist, working from drug discovery to product development and commercialization. In North America, we are headquartered in Princeton, NJ, with offices in California, North Carolina, and Mississauga, Ontario. Summary of Job: The Specialist II, Quality Control Microbiology plays a key role in establishing and executing microbiological testing activities within the QC organization at Kyowa Kirin’s new monoclonal antibody drug substance manufacturing facility in Sanford, NC. This position begins in a greenfield environment and evolves through GMP readiness, technology transfer, and facility licensure for Phase III and early commercial products. You apply technical knowledge to routine and moderately complex microbiological tasks, collaborate across functions, and begin demonstrating independent proble...