Sr. Scientist II- New Product Development

Responsibilities

• Hands on laboratory presence as needed to perform experiments and guide/mentor scientists.
• Manage timelines for multiple projects. Prioritize work based on the relative importance and urgency for the overall business.
• Effectively and consistently communicate with management and cross-functional teams on progress towards milestones and program needs.
• Prepare formal reports and presentations for group meetings.
• Use professional concepts to perform a wide range of assigned work and solve complex problems in practical ways.
• Work with cross-functional teams to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities and reading technical publications.
• (Learn, maintain and advance expertise in areas relevant to company’s products and strategic goals)
• Good Documentation Practices & Good Laboratory Practices
• Develop experimental strategy and plans required for the development of new products and product applications supporting the Bioproduction, Gene Therapy, and Cell Therapy markets.
• Analyze and interpret data using statistical tools as required.
• Troubleshoot equipment and experimental problems independently and invent/create/implement new technologies/methods.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for Bioreactor Scale-up Team and lead the team to serve and support other R&D teams and internal customers.
• Develop new applications for products and processes to meet customer needs based on customer feedback.
• Support marketing and new products through presentations, publications (including application notes, etc.), collaborative studies, interactions with key customers and as a participant in conferences.
• Contribute to development of long-range plans for Bioreactor Scale-up

Requirements

• Minimum B.S. in a science, bioscience, engineering or bioengineering field.
• B.S. in a science, bioscience, engineering or bioengineering field with >12 years of relevant work experience or M.S. with >10 years of relevant work experience or Ph.D. with >4 years of relevant working experience.
• Effective communication skills with external and internal customers.
• Able to build strong relationships.
• Experience managing cross-functional projects.
• Capable of working on complex problems of a challenging nature.
• Capable of independent judgment in developing methods, techniques and evaluation of criteria for obtaining results to broadly defined objectives dictated by trends in business and the current product plan.

Qualifications

• Relevant work experience as outlined above.
• Experience designing, running, and analyzing data from mammalian culture bioreactors.
• Experience with process development to optimize parameters for bioreactors.
• Ability to speak, read and write English proficiently.

Skills

• Good documentation practices.
• Good laboratory practices.
• Experimental strategy and plans development.
• Data analysis and interpretation.
• Equipment troubleshooting.
• New technology/methods invention/create/implement.
• Subject matter expertise.
• Customer application development.
• Marketing and new product support.
• Long-range plan contribution.

Benefits

For California, the base salary range for this position is $106,000 - $130,000. Compensation for the successful candidate will depend on various factors (e.g., qualifications, education, prior experience, location, etc.).

Medical, Dental, Vision
Life Insurance
401(k)
Paid Time Off

Pay

For California, the base salary range for this position is $106,000 - $130,000.

Schedule

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