Scientist

Be part of something altogether life-changing
Working at Cytiva in the Life Sciences industry 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.
Cytiva is proud to work alongside a community of nine fellow Danaher Life Sciences companies. Together, we’re pioneering the future of science and medicine, developing products that enable researchers in the fight to save lives.
We are looking for a Scientist or Senior Research Engineer with design resposability for Affinity ligands to join our Process Control R&D team within the MSAT department, based in Uppsala, Sweden. The successful candidate will assist the R&D team in Uppsala to help accelerate a successful process transfer to a second resin manufacturing site. The candidate is design responsible for the upstream, midstream and downstream process in the area of bacterial fermentation to secure to transfer to the second site. The primary focus of this position is to plan and perform activities. Do you have a passion for bioreactor cultivation and process development? Then we would love to hear from you.
What you’ll do
Design, perform, analyze, document and present fermentation of recombinant proteins in different formats, from lab scale to bioreactors in large scale. Participate in the development and optimization of platform processes.
Provide technical expertise within the areas of bacterial fermentation and process development of recombinant proteins and solve technical problems, supporting both R&D projects and manufacturing of protein ligands.
Act as activity leader, design responsible in projects introducing new products and field expert reviewer.
Act as a mentor/local expert and support peers within the areas of bacterial fermentation and process development.
Present scientific and technical results internally and externally, oral and written communication in Swedish and English.



Who you are
PhD in Microbiology/Biochemistry or related Life Science field and/or a minimum of 5 years of experience from industrial development/ R&D in the bioprocess area.
Experience in bacterial fermentation in different formats, including bioreactor cultivation.
Experience in fermentation and process development for production of recombinant proteins.
Result-oriented, flexible and creative with a strong collaborative attitude.
Accurate and structured way of working.
Swedish and/or English as working language.
Good interpersonal skills/Goal oriented team player.
Ability to travel



Interview and selection will happen continuously and an opening can be filled before last day of application. For questions, please contact hiring manager Linn Carlsson, linn.carlsson@cytiva.com