Director, Mammalian Cell Culture South Korea

Group Leader/Manager/Director, Mammalian Cell Culture Process Development – South KoreaOnce in a lifetime US Expat opportunity to work within the hub of Asia in business friendly South Korea contributing to the development of a new world class R&D center and clinical development facility.  You will be one of 10+ US & Canadian Expats currently  working within the company, and one of 4 US & Canadian Expats working on the R&D Team.Working and living in South Korea is realistic and an extraordinary opportunity for North American Expatriates:  * Advance your career by setting the standards a new world class clinical development facility. * Take advantage of financial benefits including company paid housing, automobile & driver, fantastic international schooling for children, airfares to visit the US, and a full medical, dental & disability insurance package.    * Incredible tax breaks will allow you larger take home income than working in the States. * Generous 5 week vacation time allowing you trips to the US and opportunities to explore Asia. * Interact with leaders within the global biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry.  * South Korea is a politically stable, safe and a friendly country for American’s to live and work.  The Korean economy is rapidly growing and is heavily developing their biotechnology industry.  As Group Leader/Manager/Director, Mammalian Cell Culture Process Development, You will be responsible for providing Scientific leadership expertise towards the development of novel mammalian cell culture processes for the generation recombinant proteins including monoclonal antibody therapeutics, cytokines, and vaccines.  In this position, you will be directly responsible for leading all upstream mammalian cell culture process development activities ranging from DOE, vial thaw, inoculum, media development, media optimization, cell line development and bioreactor operations. You will also be responsible for process scale-up, technology transfer and process validation activities within cGMP compliance. This is a key position where you will be instrumental in progressing select therapeutic candidates from Phase I, Phase II and Phase III clinical trials.  You will be charged with growing and leading a staff of 4-8 employees. Preferred Candidate Background and Expertise: * Ph.D. or MS degree in Biochemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or related Scientific/Engineering field. * Over 5 years of BioPharma, BioPharmaceutical, Pharmaceutical or Biotechnology industry experience. * Strong Scientific and Engineering expertise developing novel upstream mammalian cell culture processes for the generation of monoclonal antibody and recombinant protein therapeutic products.  * Hands-on expertise engineering and operating bioreactors used for mammalian cell culture processes. * Expertise leading scale-up, technology transfer and process validation activities. * Expertise working within cGMP compliance and providing GMP documentation.*** PLEASE NOTE – THIS POSITION IS LOCATED IN SOUTH KOREA – PLEASE APPLY ONLY IF YOU ARE OPEN TO RELOCATING ABROAD TO WORK IN SOUTH KOREA *** Expatriate Benefits Package:* Company paid housing in South Korea. * Tax Breaks on US Federal and Korean taxes. * 5 weeks of vacation time. * International school paid for children. * Full medical, dental & disability insurance benefits. * Company cell phone. * Food service at company cafeteria. * Company paid airfares to visit the US (or country of origin).For immediate confidential consideration, please email your resume directly to Jeff Schwartzman - jeff@lagunasource.com Company: Laguna Source Location: Raleigh, NC Salary/Wage: 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 /year Status: Full Time, Employee Job Category: Biotech/R&D/Science Relevant Work Experience: 5+ to 7 Years Career Level: Manager (Manager/Supervisor of Staff) Education Level: Master's Degree