Process Development Scientist I

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Your role

MilliporeSigma is looking for a Process Development Scientist to join the technical branch of the commercial organization in RaleighDurham North Carolina. The Process Development Scientist is part of a worldwide team of engineers and scientists reporting into the technical support group for MilliporeSigmas Process Solutions business. The ideal candidate will be a scientist/engineer with an indepth knowledge and understanding of bioprocess unit operations. Travel required up to 25 within North America region with some international travel.

• Proactively pursuing and performing process development studies for the purification of therapeutic proteins and other modalitiesusing MilliporeSigma technologies such as sterile filtration depth filtration tangential flow filtration viral reduction filtration as well as chromatography.
• Involvement in selection and sizing process optimization and technology transfer activities associated with the purification of new pharmaceuticals with a focus on Phase IIII drug development.
• Provide consultation to customers through email telecon or video chat.
• Collaborate and work with customer process development groups in the southeast(NC FL GA SC VA)with the majority of the work being in RaleighDurham.
• Work collaboratively with a team of local MilliporeSigma account managers to provide technical expertise to local customers.
• Document customer interfacing activities through appropriate electronic systems.
• Propose new technical ideas/areas for the larger group to advance stateoftheart.
• Communicate and work effectively in crossfunctional teams influence technical approaches and support strategy .

Who You Are:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Chemical Engineering Pharmaceutical Sciences Life Sciences Chemistry or Biochemistry
• 1 years of experience within pharmaceutical development or technology implementation
• 1 years of experience developing test protocols and executing the studies

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters Degree or PhD

• 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
• Comfortable with making recommendations for future course of action based on experimental results
• 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 selfdirected and able to work independently in a fieldbased position
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly concisely and effectively to diverse audiences through both written and oral communications

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