Chromatography Expert

The businesses of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany•Bedford, MA

About The Position

Your role: We are seeking a Chromatography Expert with an engineering background to support Protein A chromatography adoption by our clients. This is a customer facing role as part of a global Protein A focused team, where you will work in close partnership with MilliporeSigma's Account Managers to cater to client’s technical needs which may include direction on PD trials and optimization, pilot and process-scale runs, column packing guidance, and troubleshooting issues that arise during operations. You will serve as a key technical contact supporting biopharmaceutical clients with critical chromatography purification projects. Your responsibilities are to:

Requirements

Bachelor’s of Science in Chemical Engineering or Biotechnology with 10+ year’s related experience OR Master’s of Science in Chemical Engineering with 8+ year’s related experience OR PhD in Chemical Engineering or Biotechnology with 5-7+ years’ experience.
5-7+ years practical experience with downstream biologics purification in a manufacturing or process development environment, including a knowledge of scale-up, process transfer, and cGMP manufacturing.
Travel requirement up to 30%

Nice To Haves

In depth experience with chromatography operations at pilot or manufacturing scale, including column packing, process validation, and troubleshooting operational issues.
An understanding of bioprocess economics, as well as strong knowledge of scale-up and scale-down sizing principles.
A sound knowledge of process engineering fundamentals, especially fluid dynamics.
Ability to communicate technical concepts to colleagues and clients using excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Dependable, self-motivated, and able to thrive in an autonomous working environment.

Responsibilities

Provide expertise to support clients with process development, scale-up, and implementation of JSR chromatographic resin used for antibody purification, via remote consultation or on-site support.
Design and execute experimental protocols to understand process sensitivity and troubleshoot operational issues with minimal supervision. Critically analyze data and model process behavior to characterize process performance or troubleshoot root cause. Clearly communicate recommendations to GMP biopharmaceutical customers.
Assist and train clients with resin column packing.
Serve as key interface with Sales, R&D, and Marketing teams to communicate Voice of the Customer and Market Trends.