Scientist - Chemistry FTC 24 months

Be part of something altogether life-changing!

Working at Cytiva in the Life Sciences industry means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies.

At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us – working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. With associates across 40 countries, Cytiva is a place where every day is a learning opportunity – so you can grow your career and expand your skills in the long term.

Cytiva is one of 10 Life Sciences companies of Danaher. Together, we accelerate the discovery, development and delivery of solutions that safeguard and improve human health.

What you’ll do:

• Work closely with Chemists, Materials Scientists, Engineers, and Biologists, developing functional membranes for use in affinity chromatography

• Develop methods for the chemical modification of membrane materials in flow reactors from early R&D phase through to readiness for transfer to Production
• Characterise membranes using analytical methods including Raman Spectroscopy, SEC-HPLC, LC-MS, FT-IR and dry weight, as well as working on development of new methods
• Take a leading role in planning, execution, data analysis and reporting of R&D studies, including Design of Experiments, shelf-life and robustness studies
• Write up experimental findings in Electronic Lab Notebook entries and Technical reports, as well as presenting the data to colleagues within the R&D team

Who you are:

• PhD in Chemistry or a related subjected, with a minimum of 6 months experience in a directly relevant R&D role, or MSc in the same subjects with a minimum of 4 years’ in a directly relevant R&D role

• Extensive laboratory experience in wet chemistry/synthetic organic chemical reactions
• Theoretical knowledge and practical experience in one or more of the analytical methods listed above
• Experience in use of analytical software (R, Python, Matlab, MODDE, etc.)
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills, able to multi-task efficiently

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Experience of Product Development within the Biotechnology industry
• Experience in data analysis and statistics relating to Design of Experiments, setting product specification limits and/or analytical method validation

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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