Manager, Upstream Process Development and Scale-up

Upstream Manager – Fast Trak Process Development Services Bring more to life.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology? At Cytiva, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

Working at Cytiva means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies. At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us – working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients.

Take your next step to an altogether life-changing career. Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.

• Lead planning, execution, and delivery of upstream process development, scale-up, and technology transfer activities for biologics, viral vectors, plasmid DNA, mRNA, and other advanced therapy modalities.
• Provide technical oversight and scientific leadership for cell culture bioreactor operations, process characterization and scale-up activities, and serve as a technical subject matter expert (SME) during customer meetings, project reviews, technical investigations, risk assessments, and troubleshooting activities.
• Support the development of innovative service offerings, technologies, and workflows that expand Fast Trak capabilities and customer value.
• Support proposal development, scope definition, technical reviews, customer presentations, and drive robust documentation practices including SOPs, study plans, batch records, investigations, technical reports, and technology transfer documentation.
• Partner closely with downstream, analytics, applications, automation, R&D, commercial, and PMO teams to ensure successful project execution and foster scientific collaborations within Fast Trak PD, cross-functional teams, and customers to drive efficient execution of internal and external KPIs.
• Lead and support workforce planning, talent development, recruitment, onboarding, succession planning, and ensure effective resource allocation and project prioritization to meet customer and business objectives.
• Drive on‑time delivery, quality, productivity, continuous improvement initiatives, and customer satisfaction metrics utilizing Danaher Business System (DBS) principles and tools.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher (MS or PhD preferred) in chemical engineering, molecular biology, biochemistry, or related discipline with 10+ years of relevant experience in biologics with 2+ years of direct experience leading technical teams and/or people management responsibilities.
• Demonstrated hands‑on expertise in upstream process development, scale‑up, technology transfer, and mammalian cell culture operations ranging from laboratory to pilot scale.
• Experience managing customer‑facing projects and cross‑functional teams with strong technical writing and presentation skills.
• People leader that fosters a culture of safety, accountability, inclusion, collaboration, continuous improvement, and scientific excellence.

• Ability and willingness to work in laboratory and pilot‑scale environments, including BSL-2 laboratories when required.
• Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally to…