Associate Scientist R&D - Logan, Utah, United States

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology? · At Cytiva, one of Danaher's 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we're all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.  · Y ...

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Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Cytiva, one of Danaher's 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we're all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. 

You'll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher's system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

Working at Cytiva 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. Take your next step to an altogether life-changing career.

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The Associate Scientist R&D is responsible for working with team members and across functions to ensure successful development of new products and materials for cell culture bioprocessing.

This position reports to the Director of R&D/Services or as assigned by the Director of R&D/Services and is part of the Hyclone/Cytiva group located in Logan, Utah and will be an on-site role.  

What you will do:

• Contribute to study designs, perform experiments following study plans and protocols, analyze experimental data, document results in reports, and present on findings in internal scientific forums
• Proactively adopt, utilize, and share relevant technical information and practices within area of expertise, utilizing state-of-the-art equipment and staying current on functional domain knowledge, and contributing to scientific publications and/or conference presentations
• Understand important operating constraints (Quality, EHS, regulatory etc.) for product and process design 
• Analyze and solve technical problems, applying scientific rigor towards the application of process and product improvements

Who you are:

• Bachelor's degree in Biochemical Engineering, Cell Biology, or a related discipline with a minimum of 2 years of relevant industry experience in cell line development, cell culture process development and/or biologics manufacturing
• Demonstrated experience with core cell culture techniques, applicable understanding of Design of Experiments (DoE), and solid skills in statistical design and analysis 
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, communication and problem-solving skills

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

• Hands-on experience in multiple cell lines and the operation of fed-batch and/or perfusion-based cell culture bioreactors

Cytiva, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it's a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

The annual salary range for this role is $65,000 - $85,000. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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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