Senior R&D Engineer

Bring more to life.

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 Senior R&D Engineer is responsible for delivering high-quality new membrane designs that meet aggressive customer applications. This role will lead the development of new membrane designs, enhance existing processes, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate new technologies. By doing so, the Senior R&D Process Engineer will ensure the highest quality standards, address current bottlenecks, and promote a culture of continuous improvement and innovation within the team.

This position reports to the R&D Director and is part of the Filtration R&D located in Pensacola, Florida, USA and will be an on-site role.

What you will do:

• Performs research (biology, chemistry, mechanical, software, etc.) to generate analytical data for internal and/or external clients.
• Responsible for the investigation of new technologies and experimentation directed at the practical application of scientific theories.
• Assures that programs meet scientific objectives and are aligned with customer needs.
• Builds relationships with industry/technology key opinion leaders.

Who you are:

• Master degree in Chemical engineering, Material engineering or similar field
• 3 years industrial experiences in process engineering
• Competent in fundamental of organic material science and engineering
• Lead process characterization and development for transformational new technologies
• Execute project from lab scale, pilot scale to manufacturing scales

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

• < 25% travel is required for this role
• May occasionally work on overnight or weekend if needed

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

• Lean Six Sigma
• Project management
•  DOE

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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