Senior Scientist, Organic Chemistry, to Bio-Works

Do you have experience from leading scientific projects? Are you also a team player who wants to influence a growing Life Science company? Then you might be the one we are looking for!

Bio-Works is looking to further strengthen its strategic position in Life Science by improving the Development department and expanding its organic chemistry capacities. We want to make it one of our priorities to follow the latest scientific and technical developments in our field. We are looking for somebody who can manage these projects, develop our products, and promote knowledge.

ABOUT THE ROLE 🧪
In this role, you will be responsible for planning, executing, and leading development projects. You will act as our organic chemistry expert, focusing on resin development, including agar emulsification, resin crosslinking, and ligand coupling. As part of the development team, you will focus on developing methods for characterization and quality control, generating ideas and intellectual property, and developing media packing methods into columns (or other devices). You will also educate and develop partners, customers, and colleagues within your area of expertise.

You will follow the latest scientific and technical developments and act as a spokesperson to inform our internal and external stakeholders on these developments. As a subject matter expert, you will develop applications and methods for using Bio-Works’ products in-house or in cooperation with external partners.

On a day-to-day basis, you will;

- Plan, perform and lead scientific projects and experimental work.
- Prepare user requirements and technical specifications in development projects.
- Characterize resin and columns in projects.
- Develop applications for both new products and established products.
- Perform technical sales support/customer service.
- Support the development of quality control methods.
- Manage the lab and equipment, purchasing the right materials, and ensuring that people are trained and up to date in your field of expertise.
- Support and participate in audits, if required.
- Identify and address opportunities for efficiency improvement.




DESIRED BACKGROUND 👩🏾‍🎓👨🏻‍🎓

- A Master’s degree in organic chemistry or closely related scientific field.
- 2+ years of experience working in development and/or operations of pharmaceutical, biochemical, or associated products.
- 2+ years of experience in a team focused on product development.
- Experience working with agarose-based or similar products to those of Bio-Works.
- Experience with the creation and management of integrated project plans, complex projects, and cross-functional teams.
- Strong communication skills.
- Experience with cross-functional, multicultural, and international teams.
- Business fluency in English.


It is an advantage if you have:

- Experience with lean methods.
- Process Technology experience
- Any other language skills such as Swedish.


To be successful in this role you need to have a proactive risk-based attitude focused on identifying problems and solutions. You also need a precise and analytic mindset that recognizes and focuses on issues and risks. And last but not least, you need to have a bridge-building perspective while balancing the interests of internal and external stakeholders.

WHAT DO WE OFFER? ✨
In addition to a fun role, you are offered the opportunity to enter an exciting company in growth with great and incredibly competent colleagues. We offer you flexibility in the role and you have the opportunity to work from home as needed and adjust your working hours so that your life at home also flows smoothly. We have breakfast on Mondays, fika on Fridays and are also good at doing other things together - such as fitness activities, lunches and after works.

We of course also have good benefits such as 30 days of vacation per year, ATF-hours (shortening of work hours) which we spread out over the year for some extra time off, wellness benefits, occupational pension, insurances and more.

GOOD TO KNOW 💡
Start: According to agreement
Form of employment: Permanent employment (6-month probation)
Scope: Full-time 40h/week (100%)
Location: Uppsala (Uppsala Business Park)
Bio-Works has a collective agreement according to IKEM.

APPLICATION 📤
Last application date is 2022-08-26. We do not accept applications via e-mail. We will process applications continuously so please apply as soon as possible. The position requires you to be a citizen in the EU/EEA/Switzerland region or to have the legal right to work in Sweden.

ABOUT BIO-WORKS 🥼
Bio-Works enables scientists to achieve their purification goals, from laboratory research to large scale bioprocess production. Our vision is a biotech industry that embraces, develops and builds on new methods and novel ideas. WorkBeads™, Bio-Works’ next-generation, agarose-based products, are used to purify proteins, peptides and other biomolecules, resulting in purer therapies and safer diagnostics. Through collaboration with customers and partners, we develop purification solutions that make important medicines available and accessible to everyone.