Engineer 3

EMD Millipore Corporation•Bedford, MA

1d•$84,900 - $127,300•Onsite

About The Position

MilliporeSigma is looking for a Cell Culture Applications Engineer III to join the Single-Use & Integrated Systems R&D organization to lead efforts on generating applications data to bring new technologies to market. You will design & execute applications experiments for cell culture technologies in development, analyzing data, reporting results & learnings to the Product Development team, and making recommendations for product improvement, whether for design or use. You will demonstrate strong communication and presentation skills for collaboration with both R&D groups and non-R&D groups (e.g. Marketing, MSAT, Business Development, Senior Management). Additionally, you will understand trends and developments in CHO/mAb cell culture processes and technologies across the biopharmaceutical industry, and use this knowledge to inform product development strategy, ensuring that product design and applications testing methods are customer relevant.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering, Biological Engineering or related Engineering discipline and 5+ years experience in biological process development, product development, or related life science professional role
Master’s Degree in Chemical Engineering, Biological Engineering or related Engineering discipline and 3+ years experience in biological process development, product development, or related life science professional role
PhD in Chemical Engineering, Biological Engineering or related Engineering discipline.

Nice To Haves

Experience/expertise in perfusion cell culture (CHO/mAb): spin tube, shake flask, bench scale glass bioreactors (3L-20L), pilot scale single-use bioreactors (50L-200L).
Experience/expertise in cell retention technologies in perfusion culture.
Experience/expertise in tangential flow filtration (TFF) or other separation technologies.

Responsibilities

Lead design, execution, analysis, and reporting of application experiments for developing cell culture technologies.
Compile results into deep-dive, technical presentations for R&D teams.
Convert applications data into reports/presentations for non-R&D groups (Marketing, MSAT, Business Development, Senior Management).
Travel to customer sites to run trials, guide setup, troubleshoot, and analyze developing technologies.
Create customer-facing collateral to demonstrate value, including applications notes, webinars, and user/performance guides.
Monitor scientific literature to keep test methods and product design relevant and competitive.
Coordinate with internal tools and partnering teams for patent monitoring in perfusion cell culture technologies.
Demonstrate strong time management and teamwork, balancing lab and desk work, and seeking/delegating help as needed.