Senior Scientist II, Upstream Process Development and MSAT

Job overview

The Senior Scientist II, Upstream Process Development and MSAT role is onsite in Cambridge, MA, with stated pay of $155,000–$195,000 per year. Scholar Rock develops treatments for spinal muscular atrophy and other rare neuromuscular diseases; this position supports its Technical Operations Organization. The scientist develops and optimizes cell culture processes for antibody production and advances biologics programs through development and manufacturing. The role provides technical expertise across internal teams and external manufacturing partners, helping support scale-up, technology transfer, investigations, and regulatory documentation.

What you'll do

• Develop upstream processes for early- and late-stage biologics
• design cell culture experiments and optimize media, feeds, and bioreactor processes
• guide scale-up, technology transfer, manufacturability, and validation
• collaborate with CDMOs and internal teams
• support investigations and manufacturing troubleshooting
• author technical reports
• support GMP manufacturing with person-in-plant activities.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior scientist ii

upstream process development

msat

cambridge ma

scholar rock

full-time

$155,000–$195,000 per year

biologics

cell culture

bioreactor

antibody production

technology transfer

cdmo collaboration

some travel required

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires significant mammalian cell culture and bioreactor experience; some travel is required for person-in-plant activities.

About the employer

Scholar Rock is hiring for this role. Industry: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). Sector: 54.