Process Development Scientist Indianapolis

EMD Millipore Corporation • Indianapolis, IN

16d • Remote

About The Position

MilliporeSigma is looking for a Process Development Scientist to join the technical branch of the commercial organization in the Midwest. This role supports process development and manufacturing sciences activities and is part of a worldwide team of engineers and scientists reporting into the technical support group for MilliporeSigma’s Process Solutions business. The scientist will work remotely from Indianapolis, Chicago, St. Louis or Minneapolis.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or other Life Science discipline and 3+ years of experience within pharmaceutical development, technology implementation, or protein or viral particle purification
• Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or other Life Science discipline and 2+ years of experience within pharmaceutical development, technology implementation, or protein or viral particle purification
• PhD in Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or other Life Sciences discipline and 1+ years of experience within pharmaceutical development, technology implementation, or protein or viral particle purification

Nice To Haves

• An in-depth knowledge and understanding of bioprocess unit operations
• Ability to derive relevant conclusions, based on the experimental results, and effectively communicate this to our customers
• Excellent hands on laboratory skills, working knowledge of Microsoft Excel or other data analysis software
• Sound understanding of downstream and/or upstream biomanufacturing process requirements, best practices, and industry standards
• Comfort with making recommendations for future course of action based on experimental results
• Ability to relay relevant results to sales, field marketing, etc.
• Ability to identify scientific leadership opportunities and execute through lunch & learns, publications, presentations, etc. with a focus on customer collaboration
• Ability to cope with change, adjust test plans quickly, and comfortably handle risk and uncertainty
• Ability to build effective relationships; both internally and externally
• Ability to produce quality written experimental reports and other appropriate documentation
• Highly motivated, self-directed, and able to work independently in a field-based position
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly, concisely and effectively to diverse audiences through both written and oral communications

Responsibilities

• Lead development studies for purification of therapeutic proteins using MilliporeSigma technologies (sterile filtration, depth filtration, tangential flow filtration, viral reduction filtration, chromatography)
• Involve in selection/sizing, process optimization, and tech transfer for purification of new pharmaceuticals, focused on Phase I–III development
• Provide customer consultations via email, telephone, or video
• Collaborate with customer process development groups in the Central United States
• Partner with local MilliporeSigma account managers to deliver technical expertise to customers
• Support clinical and commercial scale implementations using sound engineering principles, including identifying CQAs and maintaining critical control parameters
• Document customer interfacing activities in electronic systems; propose new technical ideas for the broader group and contribute to cross-functional strategy execution

Benefits

• health insurance
• paid time off (PTO)
• retirement contributions
• other perquisites

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level