Avantor, a Global Fortune 500 company is looking for a dedicated Research Scientist - Biopharma Upstream Processes to optimize our Biopharma Production organization. This Bridgewater, NJ/ Innovation Center role is full-time, on-site.

If you have scientific upstream bioanalytical experience – let’s talk

Minimum Education Requirement:

• BS in biochemistry, chemical engineering or relevant scientific discipline

Required Experience (2+ yr.):

• Conducting hands-on bioanalytical testing needed for product/protein characterization, process optimization and/or product commercialization.
• Utilizing HPLC based bioanalytical techniques to characterize proteins and/or peptides, antibodies, amino acids and/or other materials (IE: HPLC/UPLC, SEC, LC-MS)
• Utilizing protein and/or cell-based bioanalytical techniques (IE: SDS-PAGE, ELISA, cell based assays, Western Blot, glycosylation and/or peptide/amino acid characterization tools).
• Preparing reports, publications, and oral presentations to advance projects, to resolve process/product issues and customer complaints, to support development/characterization and/or for technical problem-solving activities.

Preferred Experience:

• Researching, developing, and transferring bioanalytical and/or cell based methods for intermediate and finished goods release testing and stability studies/shelf-life determination.
• cGMP, Compendia, FDA, ICH / regulatory agency requirements
• Collaboration skills (IE: Microsoft Office, ELN).
• Empower, MassLynx, ChemStation, OpenLab and/ or Mass Hunter

How you will thrive and create an impact:

Avantor’s Biopharma Production organization works side-by-side with Scientists around the world to enable breakthroughs in medicine, healthcare, and technology at scale. Our expertise and solutions, reliable products, digital solutions and innovation and manufacturing facilities help make life-changing possibilities a reality.

The Research Scientist – Biopharma Upstream Processes will be a member of a multi-disciplinary team of scientists focused on the development of new products.

The successful applicant will:

• Have a broad background in the biochemical sciences, hands-on experience and knowledge of bio analytical techniques, and be curious to learn and adopt new skills.
• Be guided by Avantor core values of innovation, customer centricity, accountability, respect and excellence.
• Work with cross-functional teams to address analytical challenges by using various bioanalytical methodologies to define product quality, characterization of proteins and support product specifications.
• Interface with project teams to drive projects to completion and resolve challenges related to characterization of various molecules and processes.
• Work with customers and internal organizations to address any issue or to assist in the evaluation of products.
• Participate in regular project check-in meetings and adjusts plan/activities based on feedback to meet project deadlines.

Why Avantor?

Dare to go further in your career. Join our global team of 14,000+ associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges relentlessly advances life-changing science.

The work we do changes people’s lives for the better. It brings new patient treatments and therapies to market, giving a cancer survivor the chance to walk his daughter down the aisle. It enables medical devices that help a little boy hear his mom’s voice for the first time. Outcomes such as these create unlimited opportunities for you to contribute your talents, learn new skills and grow your career at Avantor.

We are committed to helping you on this journey through our diverse, equitable and inclusive culture which includes learning experiences to support your career growth and success.

At Avantor, dare to go further and see how the impact of your contributions set science in motion to create a better world.

Apply today!

ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING CONDITIONS & PHYSICAL EFFORT (Under Typical Positions)

The work environment is a laboratory and office setting with the appropriate PPE which will be required in designated areas.

• ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING CONDITIONS & PHYSICAL EFFORT

  The work environment is a laboratory/office setting, and the appropriate PPE will be required in designated areas. The Research Scientist may occasionally travel to other Avantor locations or customer sites.

Disclaimer:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Avantor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Why Avantor?

Dare to go further in your career. Join our global team of 14,000+ associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges relentlessly advances life-changing science.

The work we do changes people's lives for the better. It brings new patient treatments and therapies to market, giving a cancer survivor the chance to walk his daughter down the aisle. It enables medical devices that help a little boy hear his mom's voice for the first time. Outcomes such as these create unlimited opportunities for you to contribute your talents, learn new skills and grow your career at Avantor.

We are committed to helping you on this journey through our diverse, equitable and inclusive culture which includes learning experiences to support your career growth and success. At Avantor, dare to go further and see how the impact of your contributions set science in motion to create a better world. Apply today!

EEO Statement:

We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/province, or local law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at recruiting@avantorsciences.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please view the Equal Employment Opportunity is THE LAW Poster, EEO is the Law Poster Supplement, and Pay Transparency Non-Discrimination Provision.

3rd Party Non-Solicitation Policy:

By submitting candidates without having been formally assigned on and contracted for a specific job requisition by Avantor, or by failing to comply with the Avantor recruitment process, you forfeit any fee on the submitted candidates, regardless of your usual terms and conditions. Avantor works with a preferred supplier list and will take the initiative to engage with recruitment agencies based on its needs and will not be accepting any form of solicitation.