Manager, Scientific and Technical Affairs - Downstream Process Development

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Do you have a passion for innovative ideas and groundbreaking discoveries? With over $1 billion invested annually in R&D, at Thermo Fisher Scientific you’ll help solve some of the world’s toughest challenges, from giving cancer patients hope, ensuring safe drinking water and helping law enforcement tackle cases through forensics. We empower our teams to put science into meaningful action and give our R&D colleagues the autonomy, resources and tools they need to take science a step beyond.

Location/Division Specific Information

This role is based in the United States within the Biologics Business Unit at Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

Discover Impactful Work:

Join the team and contribute to driving technical strategy and improving communication of our world-class technical capabilities. Help us evaluate new opportunities and implement innovative technologies!

A day in the Life:

• Serve as a Downstream Process Development Subject Matter Expert (SME) for proposal development and timelines for new work scopes, and for customer technical discussions.
• Work closely with commercial sales team to provide scientific support on sales calls and present technical capabilities in sales meetings, conferences, seminars, and roadshows.
• Support and collaborate with business management as a technical point of contact and customer service for Biologics business projects.
• Support the development and commercialization of new business offerings in collaboration with business management, sales and marketing.
• Support Marketing in development of technical content such as whitepapers and presentations.
• Collaborate with the Biologics GMP sites, to ensure that the process and analytical platform and service offerings are aligned with manufacturing capabilities as well as the overall business needs and strategy.
• Drive annual revenue for the Bio division within the Biologics Business Unit.
• Support the optimization of the production process, with continuous efforts to increase. project savings on the technical side, while maintaining compliance with cGMP and company procedures.
• Develop and complete technology development initiatives and strategies, with specific focus on process development.

Keys to Success:

• Outstanding involvement abilities and effective communication proficiency
• Demonstrated skill in putting together technical strategy and innovation
• Strong project management and leadership capabilities

Education

• B.S. in Chem Eng, Biochemistry, Biology or related field with >10 yrs, Masters with >8 yrs, or Ph.D. with >5 yrs experience.

Experience

• Typically requires 10 years of related experience in the Pharmaceutical Industry or equivalent life science field.
• Experience in biopharmaceutical industry, service industry, bioprocess development and/or manufacturing, or other science-based industries in biologics.
• Experience in downstream process development.
• Excellent customer facing track-record.
• Equivalent combinations of education, training, and relevant work experience may be considered.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Comprehensive expertise in pharmaceutical development, manufacturing, and outsourcing, with emphasis on Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Exhibited proficiency of Microsoft (MS) Office Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Share point, MS Project).
• Well organized and detail oriented.
• Strong leadership and conflict resolution skills.
• In-depth knowledge of functional area, business strategy and the company goals.
• Showcased expertise to balance/maintain conflicting goals, responsibilities, and priorities of the organization.
• Demonstrated decision making capabilities.
• Demonstrated success as agent of change.
• Excellent interpersonal and involvement skills, as well as the ability to encourage and lead.
• Proficiency with the English language.
• Talent Management and team building.
• Capability to collaborate with internal and external senior level Executives.
• Capacity to collaborate across Business Units.
• Strong organizational abilities.
• Determined, hard-working, adept at working independently, proactive in taking on challenging tasks.
• Strong project ownership ethic with a “can do” demeanor.
• Ability to work within and deliver critical timelines.
• Outstanding communication skills, both written and oral, and the self-confidence to use these skills to convince others to buy-into proposals and plans.
• Fluent in English.

Benefits

We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!