Senior Applications Scientist

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The Senior Applications Scientist for Cytiva is responsible for generating scientific and technical insights that support Cytiva's upstream bioprocessing portfolio, with particular emphasis on next-generation cell culture and perfusion applications. This role enables product development, commercial success, and customer outcomes through the execution of applications studies and technical leadership across bioreactor, cell culture, and cell-retention technologies. The position serves as a key technical link between R&D, commercial teams, Field Applications specialists, and customers.

The role helps translate customer and industry needs into scientific understanding, technical capability, and product-development direction.

This position reports to the Director of Applications and Testing and is part of the Upstream and Fluid Management R&D Applications Team located in Marlborough, Massachusetts and will be an on-site role

What you will do:

+ Design, execute, and interpret applications studies spanning bench-scale through manufacturing-scale bioreactor systems, cell culture processes, perfusion operations, cell-retention technologies, and related upstream process platforms.

+ Serve as a scientific leader within cross-functional teams by contributing to experimental design, technical strategy, data interpretation, and the development of next-step recommendations for applications and product-development programs.

+ Partner with Product Management, R&D, Commercial, and Field Applications teams to understand customer challenges and translate them into internal experimental programs, technical recommendations, and product-development priorities.

+ Generate high-quality technical reports, application notes, presentations, and scientific communications that help technical teams advance development programs, enable commercial teams to understand Cytiva's technical capabilities and competitiveness, and demonstrate the performance of Cytiva technologies to customers.

+ Build and apply deep technical expertise in mammalian cell culture, bioreactor operations, perfusion processes, and cell-retention technologies while serving as a trusted technical resource for commercial teams, Field Applications specialists, and customers.

Who you are:

+ BS degree in Biology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Biochemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related scientific discipline.

+ Multiple years of hands-on experience in mammalian cell culture, upstream process development, bioprocess engineering, or biopharmaceutical manufacturing environments, including exposure to perfusion processes or intensified cell culture…