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Manager, Downstream Process Development and Scale-up

Cytiva
Tewksbury, MA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/13/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/5/2025

Job Description

Bring more to life.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Cytiva, one of Danaher’s 15 operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

Working at Cytiva means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies.

At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us – working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. Take your next step to an altogether life-changing career.

Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.

What you will do :

  • Lead a team of highly skilled scientists and engineers on project planning activities, documentation, quality, and execution of downstream process activities in the laboratory as required by project needs.
  • Provide technical support and mentorship to Fast Trak PDS staff on all areas of downstream processing through training, advising, and hands-on project support.
  • Be a technical SME at key customer meetings and provide technical leadership to support customer engagement and scope of work (SOW) definition for new customer projects and proposal generation.
  • Propose, plan, execute, and present thought leadership content at national and international conferences to promote Fast Trak PDS as a leader in the industry.
  • Foster scientific collaborations within Fast Trak PD, cross-functional teams, and customers to drive efficient execution of internal and external KPIs.
  • Manage resources and prioritize activities to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact effectively with the team, management, and internal stakeholders.

Who you are :

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in chemical engineering, molecular biology, biochemistry, or related discipline with 10 years of relevant experience in biologics processes and managing teams.
  • Be a downstream subject matter expert who stays abreast of developments within own field and possess excellent knowledge of laboratory techniques at the PD and Pilot scale.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills to lead and support written reports and oral presentations to internal / external customers and conferences.
  • Ability and willingness to support associate training, and hands-on laboratory activities from PD to pilot scale, in a BSL2 environment.
  • Ability and willingness to occasionally operate outside of working hours as required by project needs, and travel to customer sites and conferences to support process tech-transfer and thought leadership activities.
  • It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in :

  • Master’s or Ph.D. in chemical engineering, molecular biology, biochemistry, or related discipline.
  • Experience with scaling bioprocesses from PD to Pilot scale and execution of tech-transfer activities.
  • Prior experience managing cross-functional teams.
  • Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

    For more information, visit www.danaher.com.

    Danaher Corporation and all Danaher Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. We value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.

    The EEO posters are available here.

    We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at applyassistance@danaher.com to request accommodation.

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