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Be part of something altogether life-changing!
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. With associates across 40 countries, Cytiva is a place where every day is a learning opportunity - so you can grow your career and expand your skills in the long term.
Forming part of the Biotechnology segment at Danaher, we bring together dedicated technical expertise and talent to develop the next generation of life-changing therapeutics.
The Downstream Senior Scientist for Cytiva is responsible for providing technical leadership to the Fast Trak Process Development Services (PDS) group by providing technical and scientific support for the execution of downstream PD and scale-up process for various biologics modalities.
This position is part of the Fast Trak Process Development Services located in Westborough, MA and will be on-site. At Cytiva, our vision is, to advance future therapeutics from discovery to delivery.
What You Will Do
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.
Be part of something altogether life-changing!
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. With associates across 40 countries, Cytiva is a place where every day is a learning opportunity - so you can grow your career and expand your skills in the long term.
Forming part of the Biotechnology segment at Danaher, we bring together dedicated technical expertise and talent to develop the next generation of life-changing therapeutics.
The Downstream Senior Scientist for Cytiva is responsible for providing technical leadership to the Fast Trak Process Development Services (PDS) group by providing technical and scientific support for the execution of downstream PD and scale-up process for various biologics modalities.
This position is part of the Fast Trak Process Development Services located in Westborough, MA and will be on-site. At Cytiva, our vision is, to advance future therapeutics from discovery to delivery.
What You Will Do
- Lead project planning activities, documentation generation & review, and execution of downstream process activities in the laboratory as required by project needs and foster scientific collaborations within the Fast Trak PD team, cross-functional teams, and customers to drive efficient execution of internal and external projects.
- Provide technical support and mentorship to Fast Trak PDS junior 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.
- Plan, organize, and execute training activities for technical staff, ensuring cross-site alignment of training practices.
- Bachelor's degree or higher in chemical engineering, molecular biology, biochemistry, or related discipline with 8 years of relevant technical experience in biologics processes.
- Possess expertise in downstream purification of biological molecules, with an in-depth knowledge of experimental design, downstream unit operation, and process scale-up/scale-down.
- Expertise and extensive hands-on experience with filtration processes (direct flow filtration, tangential flow filtration) and in-depth knowledge of filtration products.
- Be 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.
- Master's or Ph.D. in chemical engineering, molecular biology, biochemistry, or related discipline is a plus.
- Pilot scale and/or cGMP experience is a plus.
- Deep understanding and experience with all downstream unit operations.
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.
