Bioprocess Engineer

Krystal Biotech, Inc is seeking a highly motivated and dynamic Bioprocess Engineer to support our product manufacturing at our Pittsburgh GMP facility. This role is critical to our make a meaningful difference in the lives of underserved patient populations having rare diseases. Quality, safety and on-time delivery is a must to be successful in this role! The ideal candidate will have foundational experience in upstream and/or downstream biologics or gene therapy manufacturing. Primary Responsibilities: * Perform/support/monitor the process steps/activities – buffer preparation, upstream, downstream, Aseptic Fill * Document/record data following standard operating procedures or GMP documents for process steps and/or equipment activities * Maintain equipment and operate – facilitate/perform qualifications, cleaning, logbooks * Clean, maintain, and monitor the GMP facility * Collaborate with Quality assurance, Quality control, Facilities, Materials and others * Participate in learning and training to be competent in above functions * Other duties as assigned Requirements and Preferred Qualifications: * Bachelor’s degree, preferably in life sciences * Expertise working in a clean room facility, 1+ years of professional experience demonstrating proper cleanroom behavior/technique * Cell culturing / Aseptic technique * Familiarity with large scale bioreactors highly preferred * Downstream processing experience * Filtration/Purification * Highly organized and detail oriented, while also demonstrating the ability to synthesize information and demonstrate strategic thinking * Highly self-motivated, flexible, proactive, able to follow through in an ambiguous, fast-changing environment, and proven ability to meet deadlines under pressure * A demonstrated understanding of the drug development process, biopharmaceutical industry and/or related life sciences industry * Demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously * Demonstrated ability to work effectively with many different types of personalities at all levels of the organization * Excellent interpersonal, collaboration and stakeholder management skills * Excellent communication skills (written/verbal)