Scientist / Engineer I, R&D

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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 Engineer/Scientist I is responsible for 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 Marlborough MA and will be an on-site role.   

What you will do:

• Support a team of bioprocess engineers focused on 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 strong 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 degree in chemical engineering or similar biological or chemical science or engineering field.
• Relevant industrial and/or research experience in downstream processing. Filtration experience preferred.

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements: if applicable for role

• 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.

The annual salary range for this role is $75,000 – 90,000. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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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