Our purpose is to bring hope to life by enabling life-changing therapies for patients around the globe, creating a healthier and happier tomorrow. Our mission is to work side by side with our customers in order to improve patients’ lives by bringing new biopharmaceuticals to market.
At AGC Biologics, advanced science becomes real therapies for patients around the world. Behind every biologic medicine delivered to patients is a team ensuring the production process runs smoothly, safely, and efficiently.
As Operational Scientist – Downstream, you will play a key role in supporting biologics purification processes in our GMP manufacturing environment. Working closely with technicians and production leaders, you will help ensure that complex downstream operations run according to plan — enabling the reliable manufacturing of advanced medicines.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys combining scientific insight with hands-on production support in a fast-moving, collaborative manufacturing setting.
Where science meets manufacturing
In this role, you will support the daily execution of downstream purification processes and help ensure that production activities run smoothly across projects.
You will work side by side with technicians, Team Leaders, and operational stakeholders to coordinate preparations, ensure production readiness, and support troubleshooting when needed. Your scientific understanding will allow you to translate process knowledge into practical guidance for the production floor.
A typical week involves coordinating production activities, participating in daily operational meetings, supporting short-term planning, and helping ensure that each project progresses according to schedule and quality standards.
You will also play an important role in training technicians in downstream unit operations, strengthening the team’s capabilities while ensuring consistent and compliant manufacturing.
Because production schedules vary depending on process needs, the role requires flexibility and an on-site presence. Occasionally, weekend work may be required to support critical manufacturing activities.
A collaborative manufacturing environment
You will join a downstream team characterized by knowledge sharing, flexibility, and a strong sense of ownership. Teams collaborate closely across production, quality, and support functions to ensure biologics manufacturing runs reliably.
In this environment, scientists and technicians work closely together — combining scientific understanding with operational execution. Your contribution will directly support production success while helping strengthen the technical capabilities of the team.
Together with Team Leaders and colleagues across the organization, you will help ensure that AGC Biologics continues delivering high-quality biologics manufacturing for global clients.
What will help you succeed
We are looking for someone who enjoys working close to manufacturing while applying scientific expertise to real production challenges.
You likely bring:
Experience working in LEAN-oriented environments or dynamic production settings will be an advantage.
Most importantly, you are motivated, proactive, and comfortable taking responsibility in a fast-paced manufacturing environment where teamwork and flexibility are essential.
Why build your career at AGC Biologics
At AGC Biologics, you become part of a global organization dedicated to helping bring innovative biologics to patients faster.
Here you will experience:
Join the team
If you are excited about supporting biologics manufacturing and working at the intersection of science and production, we would love to hear from you.
Please submit your application through our system as soon as possible, as we review applications continuously.
Our culture at AGC Biologics is defined by the six core values: Knowledge, Trust, Quality, Ingenuity, Accountability and Teamwork. Our core values stem from our team members and are embedded into our DNA. They provide a common language and understanding of how we as an organization are connected across three continents. Our core values serve as a compass and reminder of how we achieve our purpose of bringing hope to life for patients around the globe.
AGC Biologics is a leading global biopharmaceutical Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) with a strong commitment to delivering the highest standard of service as we work side-by-side with our clients and partners, every step of the way. We provide world-class development and manufacture of mammalian and microbial-based therapeutic proteins, plasmid DNA (pDNA), messenger RNA (mRNA), viral vectors, and genetically engineered cells. Our global network spans the U.S., Europe, and Asia, with cGMP-compliant facilities in Seattle, Washington; Boulder and Longmont, Colorado; Copenhagen, Denmark; Heidelberg, Germany; Milan, Italy; and Chiba, Japan. We currently employ more than 2,500 employees worldwide. Our commitment to continuous innovation fosters the technical creativity to solve our clients’ most complex challenges, including specialization in fast-track projects and rare diseases. AGC Biologics is the partner of choice. To learn more, visit www.agcbio.com. Want to keep posted about our growth and learn more about our company? Follow us on LinkedIn and give us a quick Like on Facebook!
AGC Biologics offers a highly competitive compensation package and a friendly, collaborative culture that values personal initiative and professional achievement. AGC Biologics is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.