Bioprocess Innovation Engineer

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.; Lexington (MA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Bioprocess Innovation Engineer, where you will play a pivotal role in launching a new Bioprocess Design Center. This unique position offers the chance to work at the intersection of product innovation and customer engagement, helping to solve some of the world's toughest challenges in biotechnology. You will lead technical demonstrations, support customer training, and design bioprocess workflows, all while collaborating with cross-functional teams. If you are passionate about making a positive impact in the biotech industry, this role is for you!

Benefits

Competitive Remuneration

Annual Incentive Plan Bonuses

Comprehensive Healthcare

Employee Benefits

Career Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in bioprocess development or manufacturing.
• Strong background in upstream and downstream processes.
• Ability to lead technical projects and collaborate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Support setup and qualification of the Bioprocess Design Center.
• Lead technical demonstrations and training for customers.
• Design end-to-end bioprocess workflows using integrated solutions.

Skills

Bioprocess Development

Chromatography

Cell Culture

Technical Training

Process Optimization

Interpersonal Skills

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering

Master's in Biochemical Engineering

Ph.D. in Life Sciences

Tools

Single-use Bioreactor Systems

Process Analytical Technologies

GMP Operations

Job description

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.)

Job Description

When you’re part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do meaningful work, that makes a positive impact on a global scale! Join 100,000 colleagues who bring our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. You’ll find the resources here to achieve your career goals and help take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges. This includes protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe, and helping find cures for cancer

Position Summary

We are seeking a Bioprocess Innovation Engineer to play a key role in launching and Leading our new Bioprocess Design Center — an innovative facility dedicated to demonstrating and training customers on our innovative single-use technologies, Upstream and Downstream solutions, cell culture media, cell lines, resin and analytical offerings. This role is a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of product innovation, customer engagement, and technical training within a best-in-class biotech solutions provider.

Key Responsibilities

• Startup Leadership:
  • Support the setup, commissioning, and qualification of the Bioprocess Design Center.
  • Collaborate multi-functionally with engineering, validation, product management, and marketing teams to bring the center online.
  • Ensure the facility is equipped and configured to support demonstration workflows across upstream, downstream, and analytical platforms.
• Technical Demonstration & Training:
  • Lead and support live and virtual demonstrations of Thermo Fisher’s single-use technologies, cell culture media, analytical assays, and POROS chromatography resins.
  • Work with internal Marketing teams to develop and deliver technical training content and hands-on sessions for customers, commercial teams, and internal partners.
  • Collaborate with Product Managers and Applications Scientists to ensure training content reflects the latest product capabilities and standard processes.
• Process Design & Support:
  • Design and implement end-to-end bioprocess workflows (from seed train to final purification) using Thermo Fisher’s integrated bioproduction solutions.
  • Support solving and process optimization using in-depth knowledge of cell culture, bioreactors, chromatography systems, and analytics.
• Customer Engagement & Innovation:
  • Work closely with customers to understand their technical challenges and propose tailored bioprocess solutions using Thermo Fisher’s portfolio.
  • Provide technical support during customer evaluations and pilot runs.
  • Collect and communicate customer feedback to advise future product and service development.
• Collaboration:
  • Partner with Bioproduction R&D, Commercial, and Applications teams to align on customer experience, facility utilization, and product launch strategies.
  • Serve as an authority representing bioprocess engineering in cross-departmental projects and customer interactions.
  • Travel:Located in Lexington, MA; able to travel up to 10 % as required

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, or related life science field.
• 7+ years of hands-on experience in bioprocess development or manufacturing, with a strong background in both upstream and downstream processes.
• Experience with single-use bioreactor systems, chromatography, and process analytical technologies.
• Strong presentation and interpersonal skills; comfortable engaging with internal teams and external customers.
• Shown ability to lead sophisticated technical projects and collaborate in a matrixed organization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Thermo Fisher Scientific’s bioproduction technologies is highly desirable.
• Experience in a customer-facing or technical training role.
• Familiarity with GMP operations and bioprocess facility design considerations

Post start up Roles and Responsibilities:

Leads experience center and lab including oversite of lab personnel Manages and coordinates customer visits and training to the experience center Able to articulate and demonstrate the value proposition of the Thermo Fisher Bioprocessing workflow solutions to customers. Leads design of experimental plans based on the defined work.

Conducts testing and development of SUT systems.

Prepares protocols, reports, and test methods and writes SOPs.

Maintains and ensures safe laboratory environment and work practices.

Implements appropriately record and evaluate experimental data, including the writing and revising of process development reports and technology transfer protocols as required to support customers. Remains current in the field by review of relevant scientific literature and attendance at appropriate scientific seminars and conferences.

Analytical: Leads complex analytical methods and tests on CHO lines, growth promotion. Participates in development of analytical methods.

Cell Culture: Participates in design and development of SUT cell culture equipment / processes to support internal and external trainings - (including mAbs) under varying levels of direction, including, but not limited to cell culture scaleup, media development, harvest (recovery) process development, process range finding, and statistical analysis of data. Coordinates SUT bioreactor trainings for customers internal to BPG and our external customers.

Purification: Participates in the understanding of the development of recombinant protein purification processes, including chromatography process, ultrafiltration / diafiltration, nanofiltration, process characterization and optimization, process scale up, scale down model qualification, viral clearance validation.

Benefits

We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonuses, comprehensive healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific provides outstanding career and development prospects within an innovative, forward-thinking company culture that values integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation.

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