Scientist - Upstream Technologies

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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 R&D team at Cytiva is responsible for the design, development, test, verification and validation of Cytiva’s instruments and technology solutions across the bioprocess continuum.

As a Scientist with the India R&D team, you will perform hands-on laboratory work to establish the products under development meet intended use. You are also expected to support efforts to analyze and provide innovative solutions to address our customer needs.

This role requires strong scientific and technical expertise in upstream technologies, specifically to run cell cultures and operate bioreactors. Knowledge of process development and scaling strategies will be advantageous.

This position reports to the Manager – Applied Sciences and is part of the Central Technology Organization (CTO) R&D department located in Bangalore. It will be an on-site role.

What will you do:

• Serve as the technical bridge between users and the engineering team helping translate user requirements to system specifications and helping validate that the finished products meet intended-use.
• Plan, design and execute upstream experiments (cell culture, bioreactor operations), to test technology hypotheses.
• Undertake experimental optimization of process parameters for robustness and scalability.
• Analyze data using standard techniques; prepare clear reports to meet requirements of our quality management system

Who you are:

• Master’s degree in Biotechnology, Biochemical Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience in upstream bioprocessing, preferably in a biopharmaceutical manufacturing or life sciences product development environment.
• Familiarity with cGMP guidelines and laboratory safety practices.
• Passion for hands-on lab work and upskilling to emergent technologies.
• Ability to solve straightforward problems independently.
• Good communication skills and ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team environment.

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.

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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