Sr. Engineer
Millipore Corporation

Job Info

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Work Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Shift: No
Department: LS-PS-ATA PDS Region 1
Recruiter: Troy Bradley

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Your Role:

MilliporeSigma is looking for a Sr. Engineer to join the technical branch of the commercial organization in St. Louis area, supporting process development and manufacturing sciences activities. The Sr. Engineer is part of a worldwide team of engineers and scientists reporting into the technical support group for MilliporeSigma's Process Solutions business.

Responsibilities:

• Proactively pursue and perform process development studies for the purification of therapeutic proteins using MilliporeSigma technologies such as sterile filtration, depth filtration, tangential flow filtration, viral reduction filtration, and chromatography
• Involvement in selection and sizing, process optimization, and technology transfer activities associated with the purification of new pharmaceuticals with a focus on Phase I-III drug development
• Provide consultation to customers through email, telecon or video chat
• Collaborate and work with customer process development groups in the central region of the United States
• Work collaboratively with a team of local MilliporeSigma account managers to provide technical expertise to local customers
• Support clinical and commercial sclae customers to implement technologies, using sound engineering principles, and including identification critical quality attributes and maintenance of critical control parameters
• Document customer interfacing activities through appropriate electronic systems
• Propose new technical ideas/areas for the larger group to advance state-of-the-art
• Communicate and work effectively in cross-functional teams, influence technical approaches and support strategy execution

This position will include travel of up to 30% within North America.

Physical attributes:

• Lifting of up to 50 pounds

Who You Are

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Life Sciences, Chemistry, or Biochemistry with 5+ years of experience within pharmaceutical development, technology implementation, or protein or viral particle purification

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• Master's degree in Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Life Sciences, Chemistry, or Biochemistry with 4+ years of experience within pharmaceutical development, technology implementation, or protein or viral particle purification

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• PhD in Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Life Sciences, Chemistry, or Biochemistry with 2+ years of experience within pharmaceutical development, technology implementation, or protein or viral particle purification

Preferred Qualifications:

• An in-depth knowledge and understanding of bioprocess unit operations
• Ability to derive relevant conclusions, based on the experimental results, and effectively communicate this to our customers
• Excellent hands on laboratory skills, working knowledge of Microsoft Excel or other data analysis software
• Sound understanding of downstream and/or upstream biomanufacturing process requirements, best practices, and industry standards
• Comfort with making recommendations for future course of action based on experimental results
• Ability to relay relevant results to sales, field marketing, etc.
• Ability to identify scientific leadership opportunities and execute through lunch & learns, publications, presentations, etc. with a focus on customer collaboration
• Ability to cope with change, adjust test plans quickly, and comfortably handle risk and uncertainty
• Ability to build effective relationships; both internally and externally
• Ability to produce quality written experimental reports and other appropriate documentation
• Highly motivated, self-directed, and able to work independently in a field-based position
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly, concisely and effectively to diverse audiences through both written and oral communications

The Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. No employee or applicant for employment will be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, gender identity, transgender status, marital status, or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. This policy of Equal Employment Opportunity applies to all policies and programs relating to recruitment and hiring, promotion, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Any applicant or employee who believes they have been discriminated against by the Company or anyone acting on behalf of the Company must report any concerns to their Human Resources Business Partner, Legal, or Compliance immediately. The Company will not retaliate against any individual because they made a good faith report of discrimination.

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