Research Engineer

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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.

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We are looking for a Research Engineer for our team in Uppsala. You will, as part of R&D, contribute to the development of new products which are used in the manufacturing of leading biological drugs. You will also take active part in trouble shooting of existing Cytiva processes. The Uppsala Cytiva site is the workplace for more than 1500 people including in addition to R&D also functions as manufacturing, marketing, quality control and QA. Cross-functional activities in collaboration with other units will represent an important part of work responsibilities.

This position has a strong focus on hands-on synthesis work in lab scale with focus on development of chromatography resins for bioseparations. Hence the person suited for this opening should enjoy working in a chemistry lab.

What you will do:

• Perform experimental work within the area of surface/polymer/organic chemistry with focus on particle generation
• Work in science projects as well as product development
• Perform primary characterization
• Independently plan and accomplish given tasks from Project Manager or Section Manager, to reach given project objectives
• Document and report results both orally and written

Who you are:

• BSc. Or MSc, or equal experience in chemistry, chemical engineering or similar
• 1-2 years of work experience in relevant field
• Documented laboratory experience
• Fluency in English and Swedish, both written and oral communication
• Structured and organized team player
• Valid work permit

Meritorious:

• Experience of work with polysaccharides
• Experience from emulsification work
• Experience from development of chromatography resins

Interview and selection will happen continuously, and an opening can be filled before last day of application, which is January 20th, 2025.

Cytiva, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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