GMP Production Engineer at NextCell Pharma AB

NextCell Pharma is a small, research driven company that develops pioneering cell therapies for the treatment of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases as well as for use in organ transplants. Mesenchymal Stromal cells (MSC) are a revolutionary cell therapy for several severe and incurable diseases. NextCell’s umbilical cord MSC based drug candidate, ProTrans, is primarily used for treatment of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Currently, there are several ongoing clinical trials using ProTrans to treat Type-I Diabetes and COVID-19.

About the position
NextCell is expanding and searching for a careful, structured, detail-oriented person to develop and produce advanced cellular therapies to join the team. To produce quality therapeutic products, a large part of our research and development focuses on identifying the optimal characteristics of stromal cells, specifically how these characteristics modulate autoimmune or inflammatory responses. We also develop and optimize cell therapy production protocols and potency assays to produce indication specific therapeutic products. Our cleanroom facility neighbors Karolinska University in Huddinge.

This position is a full time position based in Huddinge. We will evaluate applications continuously and we welcome your application today!

Responsibilities
• GMP production of MSC cell therapies.
• Documentation of clean room activities.
• Cleanroom work in line with NextCell Pharma AB’s routines and quality system.
• Perform experiments with MSCs and analyze results.

Your profile
Applicant Requirements
• Several years experience culturing and processing cells and tissues.
• Experience with performing cell-based assays.
• Previous experience with working according to Standard Operating Procedures in a Quality Management System.
• Experience with immunoassays like Flow Cytometry and ELISA
• Experience with MSC or adherent cells.
• Experience with software programs Excel, Word, FlowJo, and GraphPad Prism.
• Ability to communicate professionally (speaking and writing) in English.

Merits
• Licensed biomedical analyst or equivalent experience or qualification.
• Experience with production of ATMPs
• Experience with working according to GMP, GDP and GCP
• Ability to communicate professionally (speaking and writing) in Swedish.


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