Job title: Upstream Bioreactor Scientist - Vaccine

Location: Swiftwater, PA

About the Job

We deliver 4.3 billion healthcare solutions to people every year, thanks to the flawless planning and meticulous eye for detail of our Manufacturing & Supply teams. With your talent and ambition, we can do even more to protect people from infectious diseases and bring hope to patients and their families. Your job, as an Upstream Bioreactor Scientist - Vaccine within our MSAT Team, will do the laboratory work and will have hands-on experience with bioreactors.

We are an innovative global healthcare company that helps the world stay ahead of infectious diseases by delivering more than 500 million vaccine doses a year. Across different countries, our talented teams are exploring new technologies to protect people and promote healthy communities. We chase the miracles of science every single day, pursuing progress to make a real impact on millions of patients around the world.

• Secure reliable and sustainable supply.
  
• Enable IA network and partnership development for market access expansion.
  
• Foster innovative high-performance products and solutions to patients.
  

• Comply with platform procedures training
  
• Comply with cGMP and other internal and external quality and regulatory guidance.
  
• Comply with health and safety guidelines.
  

• A technical contributor to the Upstream Bioreactor Unit, supporting the design and execution of development and/or troubleshooting project and studies for the manufacturing and continuous improvement of bacterial and cell culture vaccines.
  
• Leads problem solving where analysis of situations of defined scope or data requires in-depth evaluation of identifiable factors.
  
• Write protocols, reports, procedures, and memos as needed to support strain-change, comparability, development, and validation activities.
  
• Lead/ support troubleshooting activities
  

• Behaves according to company values and competencies.
  
• Influences internally; forward thinking with an attitude of collaboration, optimization, efficiency, continuous improvement.
  
• Proactively anticipates and effectively communicates successes, constraints, conflicts, solutions, and actions for resolution.
  
• Proactively resolves conflicts, removes roadblocks to execution within sphere of influence; escalates to functional management when appropriate.
  
• Fosters relationships with partners, experts from other functions and customers to achieve technical objectives.
  

• Bachelor's or Masters in basic sciences, math, engineering, or pharmacy. Candidate should possess educational and professional experience, commensurate with the position.
  
• General bioreactor experience from 2L to 400L.
  

• 0-2 years of scientific background
  
• Good understanding of cell culture and bacterial work
  

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.
  
• Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it's through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.
  
• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.
  
• Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks' gender-neutral parental leave.