Research Scientist (m/f/d)

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.

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The Research Scientist (m/f/d) is responsible for moving the development of new products and methods forward in collaboration with the local team members as well as the global R&D team. The capabilities and knowledge we are looking for will be of fundamental importance for the ongoing success and the growth of the Dassel R&D department.

This position reports to the R&D Team Leader - Membranes and Diagnostic Applications and is part of the R&D Team located in Dassel, Germany and will be an on-site role.

What you’ll do

• New product introduction (NPI) and optimization of existing product portfolio (continuous improvement)

• Collection, management and internal presentation of measurement data and R&D projects

• Close cooperation with manufacturing, product management, commercial sales and quality departments to bring your technical and scientific experience into existing teams and processes

• Routine lab work for relevant tasks, case management systems etc.

• Development and establishment of new methods and implementation of these to our manufacturing processes

Who you are

• University degree in a natural science subject, preferably materials science, chemistry or similar experience

• Preferably proven theoretical and practical knowledge regarding development and optimization of membrane based applications, especially lateral flow based applications, and their use at the customer’s site

• Preferably proven knowledge on immunodiagnostic assays

• Fluent in German and English, both written and spoken

• Excellent team and communication skills

• Hands-on-Mentality and out of the box thinking

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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