Manufacturing Scientist

Overview

Thermo Fisher Scientific is recruiting a Downstream Specialist, a Technical Operations analyst who helps the operations team with upstream and downstream processing to develop innovation and improve customer experience.

What you'll do

• Perform the unit operation (purification and formulation) of primary, secondary and polyclonal products according to the production schedule and complete work as per the schedule.
• Fill batch records online, update equipment log books, and report routing hours, material issuance and quantity completion on a daily basis.
• Guide team members on factors that may impact product quality, following the company's dedication to quality.
• Respond quickly to changing priorities and prioritize multiple projects with overlapping requirements.
• Report deviation or non-deviation compliance to supervisors.
• Look for continuous improvement in the form of JDI, PPI and Kaizen.
• Align with the 4i Values of Thermo Fisher Scientific.
• Perform tasks as required by the situation and/or as assigned.
• Apply strong methodologies and techniques in biotechnology, chromatography and immunology.
• Provide information on raw material shortages for production activities.
• Perform experiments as per Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Implement QC testing as per the plan within the TAT.
• Get trained on data interpretation from driven experiments.
• Maintain good partnership and team integrity.

What you'll need

• Master's degree or equivalent, or relevant, in life science, biotechnology, microbiology or a related field.
• 1-3 years of experience in the life science/biotech or a relevant field.
• Plans and coordinates work with minimal direction.
• Familiarity with compliance and regulatory standards.
• Attention to detail and a dedication to delivering high-quality results.
• Strong communication expertise (written and verbal) to communicate technical concepts to diverse collaborators.
• Strong interpersonal and time management skills to prioritize and complete tasks.
• Strong digital literacy, including Microsoft Office.

Nice to have

• Theoretical or practical experience in antibody purification and conjugation.
• Experience and knowledge in protein purification and analysis technologies such as affinity or ion exchange chromatography, SEC, HPLC and SDS-PAGE.
• Experience with protein affinity measurements and epitope binning.
• Familiarity or experience in development of conjugation chemistries or performing antibody conjugation.

Details

• Work schedule: Standard, Monday to Friday.
• Environment: Office, with adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and safety standards; will work with hazardous/toxic materials.
• PPE required to some degree (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs, etc.).
• Location: Bangalore.