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Principal Scientist, Cell Culture Development

CSL

Melbourne

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Principal Scientist in Cell Culture Development needed for a Melbourne-based biotechnology company. This senior technical role leads upstream process development, provides scientific direction, and advances biologics from early development to manufacturing readiness. Requires significant experience in cell culture process development and a postgraduate degree.

Core AIHybridFull-timePrincipalCell Culture Process DevelopmentUpstream Process Development

Principal Scientist, Cell Culture Development

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Core AIHybridFull-timePrincipalCell Culture Process Development

Salary

Not specified

Work Location

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, AU

Work Model

Hybrid

Employment Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Principal

Core Qualifications

Technical (Must-have)

Cell Culture Process DevelopmentUpstream Process DevelopmentRecombinant Protein ProductionMammalian Cell CultureCHO SystemsProcess DevelopmentMedia DevelopmentMetabolic ModellingProcess OptimisationBioreactor Scale-upBioreactor Scale-downTechnology TransferManufacturing ProcessesRegulatory Documentation

Soft Skills

Scientific LeadershipMentoringCollaborationCross-functional TeamworkMulticultural Teamwork

Key Responsibilities

•Provide scientific leadership and technical expertise in cell culture process development, optimisation, and scale-up
•Design and execute upstream development strategies across high-throughput and mid-scale platforms
•Lead and contribute to experimental planning, execution, and data interpretation with strong scientific rigour
•Support process development across the full lifecycle from clone selection through to process characterisation
•Guide and mentor team members, sharing expertise and building capability
•Contribute to regulatory documentation and submissions
•Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enable tech transfer and manufacturing readiness

Principal ScientistCell Culture DevelopmentBiologicsBiotechnologyUpstream Process DevelopmentMelbourneHybridFull-time

Core Qualifications

Technical (Must-have)

Soft Skills

Scientific LeadershipMentoringCollaborationCross-functional TeamworkMulticultural Teamwork

Key Responsibilities

•Provide scientific leadership and technical expertise in cell culture process development, optimisation, and scale-up

•Design and execute upstream development strategies across high-throughput and mid-scale platforms

•Lead and contribute to experimental planning, execution, and data interpretation with strong scientific rigour

•Support process development across the full lifecycle from clone selection through to process characterisation

•Guide and mentor team members, sharing expertise and building capability

•Contribute to regulatory documentation and submissions

•Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enable tech transfer and manufacturing readiness