Senior Applications Scientist

Danaher•Marlborough, MA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Applications Scientist at Cytiva generates scientific and technical insights supporting Cytiva’s upstream bioprocessing portfolio, particularly next-generation cell culture and perfusion applications. The role enables product development, commercial success, and customer outcomes by executing applications studies and providing technical leadership across bioreactor, cell culture, and cell-retention technologies. It serves as a technical link between R&D, commercial teams, Field Applications specialists, and customers, translating customer and industry needs into scientific understanding, technical capability, and product-development direction. The position is part of the Upstream and Fluid Management R&D Applications Team, based on-site in Marlborough, Massachusetts, and reports to the Director of Applications and Testing. The role designs and interprets studies from bench scale through manufacturing scale, contributes to cross-functional technical strategy, and produces scientific and technical communications that support development programs, commercial teams, and customers.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Biochemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related scientific discipline.
Multiple years of hands-on experience in mammalian cell culture, upstream process development, bioprocess engineering, or biopharmaceutical manufacturing, including exposure to perfusion processes or intensified cell culture strategies.
Experience operating and troubleshooting bioreactor systems and supporting upstream process development in laboratory, pilot, or manufacturing environments.
Experience designing experiments, analyzing scientific data, and communicating findings through technical reports, presentations, or scientific documentation.
Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and supporting technical discussions with customers, commercial teams, field-based technical teams, or other external stakeholders.
Ability to lift, move, or carry equipment up to 40 lb and manipulate equipment commonly used in large-scale cell culture.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Biology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Biochemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related field.
Hands-on experience developing, operating, optimizing, or troubleshooting perfusion cell culture processes and associated cell-retention technologies.
Experience presenting technical content to customers, industry groups, conferences, workshops, or technical training audiences.

Responsibilities

Design, execute, and interpret applications studies across bench-scale through manufacturing-scale bioreactor systems, cell culture processes, perfusion operations, cell-retention technologies, and related upstream process platforms.
Provide scientific leadership on cross-functional teams, contributing to experimental design, technical strategy, data interpretation, and next-step recommendations for applications and product-development programs.
Partner with Product Management, R&D, Commercial, and Field Applications teams to understand customer challenges and translate them into experimental programs, technical recommendations, and product-development priorities.
Prepare technical reports, application notes, presentations, and scientific communications to support development programs, inform commercial teams, and demonstrate Cytiva technologies to customers.
Develop and apply technical expertise in mammalian cell culture, bioreactor operations, perfusion processes, and cell-retention technologies.
Serve as a technical resource for commercial teams, Field Applications specialists, and customers.