Scientist II

Danaher; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in life sciences is seeking an Engineer/Scientist II in Portsmouth. You will develop new purification technologies while collaborating in cross-functional teams to solve industry challenges. Ideal candidates will have a degree in chemical engineering or related fields, and experience in downstream processing.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits program

Paid time off

Health care program

Qualifications

• Relevant extensive years of industrial and/or research experience in downstream processing.
• Filtration experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop new downstream technologies and innovative uses of existing technologies.
• Collaborate in cross-functional teams to design, execute, and analyze experimental data.

Skills

Bioprocess separations fundamentals

Strong communication

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Creative problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in chemical engineering or similar

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.

The Engineer/Scientist II applies technical knowledge based on experience and lessons learnt from experience across multiple projects in the technology / process area of interest within bioprocess development of new purification technologies for biologics, with a focus on filtration technologies (e.g. depth filtration, membrane filtration, tangential flow filtration, virus filtration, harvest).

This position reports to the Sr. R&D manager and is part of the Filtration R&D department located in Portsmouth, Hants UK and will be an on-site role.

What you will do:

• Be part of a team aimed at developing new downstream technologies, or developing innovative approaches to use existing technologies.
  • Work will include collaborating in cross functional teams to design, execute, and analyze experimental data.
  • Work will span a broad range of therapeutic modalities including monoclonal antibodies, other recombinant proteins, cell and gene therapy, and nucleic acids.
• The job requires a good understanding of bioprocess separations fundamentals, strong communication and interpersonal skills to work in diverse team settings, strong organizational skills to work on multiple projects in parallel, and a creative mind eager to solve today’s biggest industry challenges.

Who you are:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in chemical engineering or similar biological or chemical science or engineering field.
• Relevant extensive years of industrial and/or research experience in downstream processing. Filtration experience preferred.

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

• Up to 10% travel meeting with customers and presenting at scientific conferences.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Filtration process development for biologics

Cytiva, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

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.

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