Bio Process Application Scientist

Yokogawa•Sugar Land, TX

About The Position

Yokogawa is seeking a Bio Process Application Scientist to provide bioprocessing expertise and product support to customers, business partners, sales teams, and internal teams. The role delivers training, demonstrations, consultation, and application guidance to help customers optimize experiments and identify promising applications. Support is provided onsite, by email and phone, and through interactive web sessions. The scientist will serve as a technical authority in bioprocessing, contribute to product strategy and roadmap development, create application notes and other technical documentation, and suggest product improvements based on customer feedback. The position also monitors developments across biologics, cell and gene therapy, fermentation, vaccine manufacturing, and continuous bioprocessing, and represents Yokogawa at industry conferences and scientific forums. The work takes place in an office, home office, customer sites, and analytical laboratories, with travel expected up to 30%. Occasional work outside regular business hours may be required. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship.

Requirements

Master’s or PhD degree in Material Science, Life Science, Chemistry, or Chemical Engineering; alternatively, a Bachelor’s degree with at least 5 years of relevant work experience.
Hands-on expertise in mammalian cell culture, microbial fermentation, or cell therapy manufacturing, as well as upstream process development and bioreactor operations.
Extensive experience in laboratories, Process Development, and cGMP environments.
Customer-oriented mindset, excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Self-motivation and desire to work with customers.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Ability to work in diverse teams and cross-functionally, prioritize, and multitask.
Excellent interpersonal skills and desire to work with customers.
Proficiency with Windows operating systems and Microsoft Office.
Valid driver’s license.
Work authorization that does not now or in the future require visa sponsorship for employment in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Experience with process automation and control systems, including DCS and PLC platforms.
Work experience in a biopharmaceutical, pharmaceutical, or bioprocessing environment.
Experience applying data analytics methods such as Multivariate Data Analysis, Design of Experiments (DOE), or PAT.

Responsibilities

Provide technical product training and support to customers and business partners.
Deliver application expertise and knowledge to customers and business partners.
Support sales opportunities proactively, including customer visits, product demonstrations, and consultation in sales meetings.
Train and support customers onsite, by email, by phone, and through interactive web sessions.
Advise customers on optimizing experiments for their applications and identifying new and promising applications.
Create application notes and other technical documentation.
Monitor trends in biologics, cell and gene therapy, fermentation, vaccine manufacturing, and continuous bioprocessing.
Serve as the bioprocessing technical authority for customers, partners, and internal teams.
Support product strategy and roadmap development.
Represent Yokogawa at industry conferences, workshops, and scientific forums.
Suggest product improvements based on customer experience and feedback.
Support the sales organization on existing products through presentations, demonstrations, and application studies.