# Sr Associate, Process Development - Downstream

The Senior Associate guides and oversees the work of the Process Development (PD) Associates and junior personnel to support Scientists in the development of scalable and robust processes on accelerated timelines. Responsibilities Designs and executes process development experiments to develop a thorough understanding of operating and performance parameters and identifies promising areas for process improvements. Effectively analyses experimental results and designs and executes follow-up experiments that build upon previous results. Provides training to new personnel in specific technical processes. Leads process development activities for projects and products in collaboration with other individuals and departments. Leads the technical transfer of downstream purification processes from clients and between Process Development and other internal groups like Cell Line Development and MSAT/MFG. Leads efforts in performing scale-up calculations across varying scales of the process - up to cGMP scale. Develops buffer formulations and makes buffers accurately according to protocols. Documents observations and collects data for analysis. Participates in data management and the ide

- **Id**: 3815009
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/abzena-sr-associate-process-development-downstream>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: San Diego, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-05T13:29:29Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-05
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-06T10:31:45Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5191
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: CRO & CDMO Services

## Company

- **Id**: 2138905
- **Name**: Abzena
- **Domain**: abzena.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/abzena>
- **Size band**: 201-500
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Lever

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 88
- **Open postings**: 6
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.5
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 36
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-06T05:58:05Z

## Technologies

- **Chromatography** — Optional: no
- **GMP** — Optional: no
- **Microsoft Office** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-05T15:41:58Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 95
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.946
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 36
- **Reasons**: conf:4, urgency, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-06T05:58:05Z

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