R&D Product Transfer Scientist

As a Product Transfer Scientist, you will join our cross-functional research & development team in New Product Development and On Market Support/ Product Enhancement. As our R&D pipeline continues to grow the need for analytical minds to create and transfer robust processes has increased and we need your help. A successful candidate for this job role will have a background in specification development and transfer as well as project management. The ability to clearly communicate how specifications and processes were developed to a broad audience is crucial to this role as is a passion for efficiency and collaboration. This is a high-visibility, high-impact, fast-paced position where you may be working on multiple products at once.

• Prepare materials, perform experiments, gather data, perform analyses and formulate next steps

• Meticulous documentation of experiments and protocols

• Drive assigned tasks within larger projects

• Work cross-functionally on multi-disciplinary projects

• Effectively communicate progress throughout the organization

• Design and analyze studies that characterize process development to set meaningful specifications leading to robust process transfer from R&D to operations.

• Develop SOPs, training materials, and help conduct trainings for operations and/or end users

• Investigate product chemistry, software, or hardware issues with internal teams and/or suppliers

• Identify critical process parameters and conduct/direct experiments using appropriate methods to determine acceptable functional outputs tied to product requirements.

• A Bachelor's degree in biological sciences, engineering or a related field with 5 years of experience working on product transfer, processes or a related field or a Masters degree in biological sciences, engineering or a related field with 3 years of experience working on product transfer, processes or a related field.

• Experience with biological systems is a plus but not required.

• A history of creating meaningful and testable process specifications leading to the production of robust manufacturing processes.

• A natural passion for mentoring others and helping them succeed.

• Strong presentation and communication skills including the ability to explain mathematical gymnastics to a wide audience.

• Strong statistical skills and/or knowledge of Six Sigma concepts

• Effectively collaborates and communicates with colleagues and others in related areas to provide support, exchange information and create efficient processes.

• Strong ability to generate clearly written reports and verbal presentations to technical element teams, technical review boards, Line of Business, Executive Management or one on one.