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The Lead Scientist in R&D is responsible for design and development of dyes and reagents (antibody-dye conjugates) used for its application on flow cytometry. Provides leadership and expertise needed for any chemistry related workflows and solutions for assay and reagent development.
This position reports to the Manager, Development Science and is located in Bangalore, India and will be an on-site role.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
Leads the product development of fluorescence dyes and antibody-dye conjugates for its application in flow cytometry. Mentoring a team of development scientists in R&D and partners with functions including product management, service, manufacturing, and QRA to drive project successfully. Consider product roadmap and lifecycle when making design tradeoff decisions. Reviews and analyzes data, writes and reviews reports, and summarizes and presents results to the global team. Present project updates, technical findings, and strategic recommendations to internal leadership and external stakeholders. Be present in the lab and set clear expectations with the development scientist, define roles and responsibilities, and ensure alignment between team activities and broader project goals.
The essential requirements of the job include:
- PhD or Master’s degree in Organic Chemistry/Polymer chemistry/ Dye synthesis/ Protein chemistry with special focus on conjugate development and applications or related field.
- Functional understanding antibody-antigen interaction is a must. Keen understanding and hands on experience in various analytical tools for understanding protein-protein, protein-dye interaction like SPR, fluorescence and UV-Vis spectroscopy, NMR spectroscopy.
- Minimum 10+ years of relevant industry experience, with 5+ years in a technical leadership position
- Strong understanding of assay product development cycles (ISO 9001:13485), including feasibility, prototyping, validation, and manufacturing.
- Knowledge of design of experiments principles, execution, and statistical data analysis methodologies using various statistical analysis tools, e.g., JMP or Minitab. Knows when a design and analysis is needed and is robust.
Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements: if applicable for role
- Ability to travel up to 10%
- Will be working in a chemistry laboratory conditions
It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:
- Development of polymer dyes or working with polymer chemistry.
Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, 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.
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.
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Skills Required
- PhD or Master's degree in Organic Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Dye Synthesis, Protein Chemistry, or related field.
- Functional understanding of antibody-antigen interactions.
- Hands-on experience with analytical tools: SPR, fluorescence spectroscopy, UV-Vis spectroscopy, NMR spectroscopy.
- Minimum 10+ years of relevant industry experience, with 5+ years in a technical leadership position.
- Strong understanding of assay product development cycles including feasibility, prototyping, validation, and manufacturing (ISO 9001:13485).
- Knowledge and application of design of experiments, execution, and statistical analysis using tools such as JMP or Minitab.
- Ability to travel up to 10%.
- Willingness to work in a chemistry laboratory environment.
- Experience in development of polymer dyes or polymer chemistry.
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What We Do
Beckman Coulter is committed to advancing healthcare for every person by applying the power of science, technology, and the passion and creativity of our teams to enhance the diagnostic laboratory’s role in improving healthcare outcomes. Our diagnostic systems are used in complex biomedical testing, and are found in hospitals, reference laboratories and physician office settings around the globe. Beckman Coulter offers a unique combination of people, processes and solutions designed to elevate the performance of clinical laboratories and healthcare networks. We do this by accelerating care with a menu that matters, bringing the benefit of automation to all, delivering greater insights through clinical informatics and unlocking hidden value through performance partnership. An operating company of Danaher Corporation since 2011, Beckman Coulter is headquartered in Brea, Calif., and has more than 11,000 global associates working diligently to make the world a healthier place.
