Bio-Techne is seeking an innovative and experienced Senior Scientist to join our growing team to support robust manufacturing of game-changing technologies for the analysis of biomolecules, including capillary and gel electrophoresis, immunoassays, and microfluidics. In this role, you will participate in process improvement, troubleshooting, product transfer and scale-up activities. You will be a key driver and act independently to address pre- or post-launch manufacturing, quality control, and customer issues. This will include troubleshooting problems and improving products or processes. Improvement in processes will increase yields, quality, reproducibility, and flexibility; will decrease failure rates and turn-around times; will improve documentation, characterization and tracking where required; and will facilitate inter-departmental transfer of processes and goods.

If you have experience with immunoassays, assay development, or capillary electrophoresis – this might be the role for you. If you want to make better analytical tools to enable our customers to make better medicines and push forward science, apply today.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Supporting Operations Manufacturing

o Support robust analytical reagents and assays for biomolecule characterization

o Solve technology and development challenges through meticulous characterization and troubleshooting

o Apply operations knowledge in timely resolution of product or process technical issues

o Use data-driven decisions to progress projects and prepare summaries and reports on project status

o Assist with manufacturing process transfer, and design and execute verification and validation (V&V) plans

• Expert in analytical science

o Good understanding of protein chemistry and bioanalytical techniques, including electrophoretic and chromatographic separations and immunoassay detection

o Good understanding of biophysical and chemical property measurements

• Collaboration and technical leadership

o Provide technical leadership and support to Manufacturing in investigation of problems, corrective actions, deviations, risk assessments and process changes

o Provide technical direction, assist with training and give guidance to others in the department and organization

o Work closely with Manufacturing, Quality Control, R&D Scientists and Engineering teams to support robust manufacturing of products

Qualifications

Education and Experience: 

• Ph.D. in biochemistry, analytical chemistry, biotechnology, biomedical engineering, or a related field with 5-8 years of relevant experience is required

• Or, M.S in biochemistry, analytical chemistry, biotechnology, biomedical engineering, or a related field with 8-10 years of experience is required

• Candidates with additional experience in capillary electrophoresis or developing immunoassays and associated reagents are preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

• Experience in biotechnology manufacturing for research use only (RUO) or in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) is required

• Demonstrated experience enabling robust scalable products and manufacturing procedures, including verification and validation studies is strongly desired

• Critical thinking and independence are recognized by peers and leadership

• Independently take on additional responsibilities of a highly complex nature

• Experience with immunoassays (e.g., ELISA, western blot, MSD) or other protein characterization techniques is preferred

• Familiar with protein separation, protein purification, and protein detection methods (e.g., HPLC, capillary electrophoresis (CZE, cIEF, CE-SDS) microfluidics) or automation is desirable

• Demonstrated experience designing and performing highly complex experiments independently for self and others

• Ability to identify technical and non-technical solutions to maintain product performance and consistent customer experience

• Confident with laboratory instrumentation and automation is a plus

• Knowledge of fluidic device surface modification and polymer chemistry is a plus

• Highly motivated and able to balance several projects concurrently

• Outstanding documentation and organizational skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in research and manufacturing environments

• Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Powerpoint, Word). Experience with JMP software is a plus.

Why Join Bio-Techne:

• We offer competitive salaries along with extensive medical, vision, and dental plans for you and your family starting on day one!

• We invest in our employees’ financial futures through 401k matching and an employee stock purchase plan.

• We help our employees develop their careers through mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, internship programs, and more.

• We offer employee resource groups, volunteer paid time off, employee events, and charity drives to build a culture of caring and belonging.

• We foster a culture of empowerment and innovation, where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring their new ideas to the table.

About the Company:
Advanced Cell Diagnostics, Inc.