Research Associate

Position Overview

Barden is proud to assist a leading biotechnology company in recruiting a Research Associate to join their cutting-edge manufacturing site in Cork. This role involves conducting and documenting scientific experiments alongside cross-disciplinary teams, contributing to both commercial and clinical product lines.

Key Responsibilities

• Work under the guidance of scientists, project managers, and functional leaders to carry out specific procedures supporting lab-scale upstream processing in a multi-product laboratory setting.
• Rapidly acquire and demonstrate mastery of fundamental scientific methods, including batch, fed-batch, and perfusion techniques.
• Troubleshoot routine experimental challenges by adhering to standard operating procedures and batch production documentation.
• Produce precise and reproducible experimental data, maintain laboratory quality control by following safety protocols and SOPs.
• Conduct routine mammalian cell culture expansions and monitor bioreactors, including sampling and process analysis using standard bioprocess analytical instruments.
• Generate, review, and communicate raw data with colleagues and project leads.
• Maintain accurate and current records of all laboratory activities, ensuring proper storage and archiving as per Good Laboratory Practice (GLP).
• Support upkeep and refinement of lab instructions, batch process documents, SOPs, and templates.
• Assist in equipment maintenance and calibration with thorough documentation.
• Contribute to assessments of new laboratory equipment.
• Proactively promote safety and continuous improvement in the laboratory environment.
• Adhere strictly to relevant GxP regulations, SOPs, Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) guidelines, and other applicable standards within the laboratory.

Qualifications and Experience

• A bachelor’s degree or higher in a scientific or engineering discipline is required.
• At least one year of experience in the pharmaceutical sector or equivalent strong laboratory expertise is essential.
• Familiarity with microbial cell expansion and fermentation processes is advantageous.
• Knowledge of downstream purification procedures is a plus.
• Understanding of pharmaceutical regulatory requirements relevant to the level of responsibility and the cGMP manufacturing processes for biologics is necessary.