Scientist 3-Focused Modality Applications

Work Your Magic with us! Start your next chapter and join MilliporeSigma.

Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you've got big plans - so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people's lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.

Your Role:

As a Focused Modality Applications Scientist at MilliporeSigma, you will play a key role in supporting the development of innovative tools and technologies for the bioprocessing, cell, and gene therapy markets. You will join a dynamic team specializing in small-scale upstream cell culture technologies.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Generating application data, enhancing knowledge in the field, comparing performance of small-scale bioreactor products and processes versus bench-scale equivalents, testing and characterizing new equipment and technologies, and collaborating with diverse internal and external partners on application development projects
• Having a broad understanding of biological modalities to assist in analyzing complex data sets, formulating hypotheses for unexpected results, and planning and executing follow-up experiments
• Can independently manage experiments and effectively communicate results, contributing to a collaborative environment that values diverse perspectives

Who You Are

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, or other Engineering discipline
• 2+ years industry experience in bioreactor characterization and/or cell culture

OR

• Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, or other Engineering discipline

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• Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, or other Engineering discipline

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong expertise in one or more of upstream CHO, HEK, T-cell culture
• Experience with banking, mammalian/human cell culture, transfection/ infection, bioreactor operation, and harvest with a focus on AAV production
• Experience in cell culture process development, scale-up/scale-down, and tech transfer, including hands-on expertise with scalable bio-production platforms and equipment
• Exposure to analytical techniques such as qPCR/dPCR, ELISA-based assays, Mass Photometry, flow cytometry, raman spectroscopy, or transcriptomics/proteomics/metabolomics
• Familiarity with downstream processing for monoclonal antibodies or viral vectors
• Hands on experience with aseptic technique and cell culture.
• Able to work safely and efficiently in a lab, plan schedules, and arrange activities to meet objectives in a fast-paced environment
• Knowledge of coding/scripting for data analysis using software like Matlab, Python, R, or equivalent
• Excellent problem solving & analytical skills, including experience with data modeling, design of experiments (DoE), and statistical analysis
• Communicate complex information through written reports, presentations, and application notes
• Demonstrated success working in a team setting
• Experience with Windows operating systems, file structure, and organization

What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!

Apply now and become a part of a team that is dedicated to Sparking Discovery and Elevating Humanity!