About the position
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.
Responsibilities
- 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
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
Nice-to-haves
- Experience with biological systems
Benefits
- Salary range starting at $90,000 based on experience
- Opportunity for annual cash bonus
- Health / Dental / Vision Benefits Day-One
- 5% matching 401k
- Additional benefits including but not limited to financial support, pet insurance, mental health resources, volunteer paid days off, employee stock program, foundation donation matching, and much more
