Senior Scientist with industrial background

Help us improve access to life-changing therapies that can transform human health
We are Cytiva, a global provider of technologies and services that advance and accelerate the development and manufacture of therapeutics. Formerly part of GE Healthcare, we have a rich heritage tracing back hundreds of years, and a fresh beginning since 2020.

Our customers undertake life-saving activities. These range from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, biologic drugs, and novel cell and gene therapies. Our job is to supply the tools and services - the pots, pans, soups and sauces - they need to work better, faster and safer, leading to better patient outcomes.

We are looking for a Senior Scientist who is passionate about downstream processing to our Fast Trak team in Uppsala. We are a team of 12 people that works to support the biopharma industry, primarily in Europe. Fast Trak is a dynamic team that supports customers from industry/academia with process development services for various biomolecules as well as training courses.


What you’ll do
The Senior Scientist within Fast Trak are working directly with our customers in a collaborative environment. You will be leading customer discussions, developing, optimizing and scaling up parts of or a complete downstream processes. In this role you are acting as a project manager for customer projects as well as conducting independent scientific application work on various projects with monoclonal antibodies, vaccines, recombinant proteins, plasma fractionation etc. Most application work is done in process development scale but your understanding and experience of large scale biomanufacturing will ensure that scalable solutions are implemented. The role also includes developing and delivering training courses for customers, in the field of biomanufacturing.
To effectively perform the job, you will develop and nurture your internal network within the commercial and scientific teams also securing a creative environment in the customer projects to support and identify successful solutions for their biomanufacturing processes.

Who you are


PhD or Master’s degree in chemistry, physics, biotechnology, bioprocess/biomedical engineering, biochemical/chemical engineering or related life sciences field.
Experience in downstream process development, scale-up, tech transfer, and/or manufacturing.
Proven project manager experience and ability to drive and execute projects individually as well as with a team.
Enjoy working in a flexible environment with abilities to work in a collaborative, matrixed, and customer focused environment.
Strong presentation and communication skills
Proficient in English (oral and writing)
Industrial experience in downstream processing of biomolecules
Work permit within EU



Who we are
Whatever your role, we bring purpose and challenge into our everyday work. If you are driven to make the world a better place thanks to science and medicine, you’ll feel right at home here. If you’re flexible, curious and relentless, you’ll belong. If you are excited about a global culture, this can be the place to further your career.


Last day of application is 19th of January.