Senior Research Engineer/Scientist Application

Be part of something altogether life-changing!

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. 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.

Forming part of the Biotechnology segment at Danaher, we bring together dedicated technical expertise and talent to develop the next generation of life-changing therapeutics.

We are looking for a Senior Research engineer/Scientist to join the Viral Vector Applications section in the Genomics Medicine OpCo at R&D in Uppsala. The section is made up by 12 researchers that are working in the areas of protein purification, filtration and analysis of viral vectors, plasmids, and nuclei acids, working with product development to get the right products to the customers.

What You'll Do:

As a Senior Research engineer/Scientist you will be a member of a team performing and coordinating purification, filtration/clarification, and analysis work within different projects in the viral vector and nuclei acid R&D field. 

• Work will be conducted in new product development, product care and market support projects with customer needs in focus.
• You will be conducting application work in various projects using in-house developed resins for purification and analysis of viral vectors and nuclei acid. This includes being involved in method development and method verification as well as maintaining instrumentation and creating standard operating procedures and work close to QA and production.
• It is important that you in addition to technical expertise can independently plan and perform the tasks in a structured way, report the results at project meetings and in customer discussions. You will also be expected to present posters and orals at conferences occasionally.

Who you are:

• You have a MSc with a few years’ experience from chromatography work in the biopharmaceutical field or a PhD in relevant field with a some industry experience.
• Experience of filtration of biomolecules and the use of different analysis methods (ELISA, qPCR, BiaCore).
• It’s meritorious if you have worked with large scale purification equipment and processes with viral vectors, plasmids or nucleic acids.
• Interaction and communication with colleagues will be key in this role and you should enjoy working in a flexible and dynamic environment. Demonstrated abilities to work in a collaborative and customer focused setting.
• Strong presentation and communications skills are important. Advanced English (oral and writing) and working proficiency in Swedish language.
• Valid Swedish work permit.

I nterview and selection will happen continuously and the opening can be filled before last day of application 21 May.

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