Job Id
287950
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Job Type
Full-time
Work Your Magic with us! Start your next chapter and join MilliporeSigma.
Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That’s why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.
This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering or other Engineering discipline.
• 3+ years of experience in chemical manufacturing.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Hands on experience with manufacturing equipment and perform at-scale testing and optimization.
• Hands-on experience with the common unit operations listed.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively present hypotheses, test data, and conclusions to internal and external stakeholders.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, including scientists, project managers, and operations teams.
  What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!
  and become a part of a team that is dedicated to Sparking Discovery and Elevating Humanity!

In this role you will work in a project-focused environment as a member of a multidisciplinary Process Development (PD) group responsible for developing and qualifying manufacturing methods to support new product introductions and optimize existing processes. The PD group includes project managers and technical roles spanning the following disciplines: organic chemistry, molecular biology, microbiology, analytical chemistry, and biochemistry.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assess and select optimal equipment for various processes, ensuring compatibility and efficiency.
• Identify and evaluate critical process parameters and control points to maintain process efficiency and product quality. Optimize conditions for large-scale production.
• Improve energy usage, reduce waste, and enhance overall productivity of unit operations.
• Develop and implement experimental plans to test various aspects of the process, ensuring scalability and reproducibility.
• Work closely with scientists, project managers, and other team members to integrate test data and findings into practical manufacturing processes. Perform and troubleshoot newly developed procedures with the relevant Operations teams to qualify new methods, and aid in training and transferring newly developed methods to the manufacturing team.
• Present hypotheses, test data, and conclusions to internal and external stakeholders to advance project goals.
• Bacterial and fungal fermentation, natural extraction, biocatalysis, protein purification, centrifugation, chromatography, advanced filtration methods (tangential flow filtration), lyophilization
• Organic synthesis, recrystallization, distillation, extraction, chromatography, filtration, freeze drying, spray drying, heat treatment, mixing and blending