General Manager– Chromatography & Purification

Scientific Search; Reading (Berks County); On-site; USD 155,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Scientific Search in Reading, PA seeks a General Manager – Chromatography & Purification to shape the future of industrial purification technologies. This high-impact leadership role blends technical chromatography expertise with commercial strategy to deliver solutions across food, biotech, and pharmaceutical manufacturing.

You will drive growth, manage full sales cycles to contract awards, lead purification operations, and partner with engineering and R&D on new applications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Biochemical, Biotechnology, Food Science, or related field.
• Experience operating industrial chromatography systems, including SMB.
• Knowledge of chromatographic separations, resins, and scale-up.
• Familiarity with GMP environments is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Drive new business and strategic partnerships.
• Manage the full sales cycle through contract award.
• Lead extraction and purification operations in Building 3.
• Support customer trials, scale-up, and process optimization.
• Partner with engineering and R&D on new applications.

Skills

Consultative selling

Customer relationship

Commercial leadership

Chromatography expertise

GMP familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical/ Biochemical/ Biotechnology/ Food Science

Job description

General Manager – Chromatography & Purification

Location: Reading, PA

Help shape the future of industrial purification technologies with my client. This high-impact role combines technical chromatography expertise with commercial leadership to deliver innovative solutions across food, biotech, and pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Why You Should Apply

• Lead growth in a cutting-edge separation technologies business.
• Blend commercial strategy with hands-on technical leadership.
• Work with industry-leading customers and advanced purification systems.
• Growth path into Senior Management or SME leadership.
• Travel up to 30% to customers and industry events.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Drive new business and strategic partnerships.
• Manage the full sales cycle through contract award.
• Lead extraction and purification operations in Building 3.
• Support customer trials, scale‑up, and process optimization.
• Partner with engineering and R&D on new applications.

About You

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Biochemical, Biotechnology, Food Science, or related field.
• Expertise operating industrial chromatography systems, including SMB.
• Knowledge of chromatographic separations, resins, and scale‑up.
• Strong consultative selling and customer relationship skills.
• Familiarity with GMP environments is a plus.