Associate Fellow

EMD Millipore Corporation•Temecula, CA

About The Position

Work Your Magic with us! Start your next chapter and join MilliporeSigma. Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us. Your Role: As an Associate Fellow for Biology, you will be instrumental in shaping the strategic direction and growth of the Next Gen Biology R&D projects, directly influencing success in the competitive life sciences market.

Requirements

B.S. in Biology, Bioengineering, Biochemistry, or related discipline
15+ years of proven experience in Biotechnology or related fields
5+ years as team lead or similar roles
Thought leader in a scientific discipline; connects ideas across domains and drives project formation.
Capable of generating plans and mitigation actions within complex stakeholder environments; strong governance/influencing skills.
Able to generate communication plans and succinctly distill complex information for senior stakeholders.
Ability to drive high quality standards; models ethical behavior and strong data integrity practices.

Nice To Haves

M.S. or PhD in Biology, Bioengineering, Biochemistry, or related discipline.
Experience in lyophilization and leading R&D roadmapping initiatives is preferred

Responsibilities

Lead cross-functional core teams for next-generation biology programs, establishing objectives, milestones, governance, and decision-making processes.
Develop and maintain program strategies and roadmaps, translating scientific opportunities into hypotheses, success criteria, stage gates, resourcing, and risk mitigation aligned with portfolio priorities.
Provide guidance on lyophilization strategies for reagents and consumables.
Offer deep technical leadership in next-gen biology areas (e.g., functional genomics, synthetic biology, cell engineering, multi-omics/spatial), linking emerging science to innovative product concepts.
Ensure rigorous experimental planning, reproducible execution, high-quality documentation, and data-driven decision-making.
Drive alignment across R&D, operations, quality, marketing/commercial, and site/global partners; proactively resolve conflicts and remove blockers.
Identify, evaluate, and integrate external technologies and partnerships to accelerate program progress.