Manufacturing Scientist II

Danaher•Chaska, MN

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Manufacturing Scientist II for Beckman Coulter Diagnostics is responsible for supporting the daily production needs of a Reagent manufacturing work cell. This includes investigation and resolution of assay failures during in-process/pre/post fill reagent testing, maintenance of bills of materials and material specification changes due to new material qualification or supplier changes and updating/correcting SOPs in compliance with current quality system standards. There will be opportunities to tackle problems to keep reagents moving through the value stream to serve our customers with high-quality finished goods. This position reports to the Manager, Manufacturing Science and is part of the Technical Operations group located in Chaska, Minnesota and will be an on-site role.

Requirements

Biochemistry, chemistry, or biology (or related field) Bachelor’s degree with 2+ years of industry experience or Master’s degree
Experience in a regulated industry preferred (e.g. FDA, ISO)
Technical understanding of biochemical/immunoassay processes and experience analyzing and interpreting data.
Experience discussing technical concepts with a diverse audience, including experts and non-experts.
Extensive knowledge with Microsoft applications, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and the basic Windows operating system.

Nice To Haves

Manufacturing of biologicals or pharmaceuticals.

Responsibilities

Provide technical expertise and direction in multiple Immunoassay manufacturing areas.
Lead multi-department teams to support/resolve non-conforming issues for existing products.
Assess manufacturing processes and systems, and implement improvements aimed at performance, quality, and cost.
Communicate investigation status reports, proposals for further investigation, etc., via oral and written reports.
Develop and implement changes to existing documentation in a timely manner.
Solve immunoassay testing and manufacturing issues as they arise.