Job Description
Job Title:  Research Officer, Downstream Processing (BTI)
Requisition ID:  2524
Posting Start Date:  26/05/2026

Job Description and Requirements

JOB DESCRIPTION

Successful candidate will work within an R&D team developing purification process and analytics for biotherapeutics production, and her/his main responsibilities will be as follow,

    • To work with lead scientists on different industrial collaboration projects and in-house projects for the development of purification process and analytics for the production of a variety of biotherapeutics; 
    • Assist lead scientists to design and execute experiments based on proposed project scope;
    • Analyze data, interpret results and plan the next step;
    • Regularly update project progress in internal and external project meetings, and prepare project reports;
    • Routinely run protein purification and crossflow systems for biotherapeutics purification, and handle a range of analytical equipment for biotherapeutics characterization;
    • Perform general lab housekeeping and other administrative tasks.

JOB REQUIREMENT

    • A Bachelor or Master Degree with commensurate experience;
    • Broad experience with preparative chromatography, including affinity, ion exchange, hydrophobic interaction, size exclusion, etc.;
    • Broad experience with other separation techniques, including clarification, filtration, precipitation, etc.;
    • Broad experience with bioassay and analytical technology, including ELISA, HPLC, PCR, SDS-PAGE, western-blot, DLS etc.;
    • Hands-on experience with purification of biotherapeutics using protein purification system.
    • Excellent analytical, writing and communication skills.

The above eligibility criteria are not exhaustive. A*STAR may include additional selection criteria based on its prevailing recruitment policies. These policies may be amended from time to time without notice. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.