Fast Trak Scientist / Senior Scientist

Role Summary/Purpose:

We are looking for a USP Scientist / Senior Scientist for Fast Trak, a global group that oversees the global biopharma industry and provides application support in the form of process development, consulting and/or training to the industry and academia. The position is in a highly dynamic group and provides many opportunities for individual career development.

Essential Responsibilities:

Working with customers in a strong collaboration environment
To host/train Customers (internal/external)
To maintain accurate and complete records of all work, and report to customer and management in oral and written manner
Travel up to 25%

Specific for Scientist:

Assisting in activities for adding value to GE?s customers by identifying continuous improvement opportunities in their bio-manufacturing processes and designing and implementing innovative process enhancement
Assisting with Fast Trak Process development Projects in the lab and in report writing.
Helping with Lab maintenance.
Supporting, teaching laboratory exercises
Assisting independent scientific application work on key projects (Monoclonal Antibodies (MAb's), vaccines, recombinant proteins, plasma fractionation)

Additional specifics for Senior Scientist:

Developing expertise for downstream process development, operation of large scale bioprocess equipment and FDA regulations, understand marketing trends to support sales department and customers with expert advice
Adding value to GE?s customers by identifying continuous improvement opportunities in their bio-manufacturing processes and designing and implementing innovative process enhancement
Leadership in area of expertise to move projects forward
Designing, developing and delivering training courses, theoretical as well as practical, in the field of biomanufacturing
Conducting independent scientific application work on key projects (Monoclonal Antibodies (MAb's), vaccines, recombinant proteins, plasma fractionation)
Developing and maintaining relationships with the regional commercial and marketing teams, as well as the global Fast Trak and R&D organizations

Qualifications/Requirements:

PhD or Masters degree (PhD for Senior Scientist) Chemistry, Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical engineering or related Life Sciences field
Some years for scientist and some years for Senior Scientist industrial experience in bio-process development, scale-up, tech transfer or manufacturing in mammalian cell culture, cell therapy, GMP regulation, R&D and/or process development experience
Able to operate in a high pace environment with frequent changes
Demonstrated good presentation skills
Demonstrated advanced English skills both written and spoken
EU work permit

Desired Characteristics:

Prior teaching and/or presenting scientific material experience would be highly desirable
Demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative, matrixed, and customer focused environment
Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain relationship with co-workers
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Multilingual

Specific for Scientist:

Bacterial and mammalian cell process development experience