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. With associates across 40+ countries, Cytiva is a place where every day is a learning opportunity – so you can grow your career and expand your skills in the long term.

Forming part of the Biotechnology segment at Danaher, we bring together dedicated technical expertise and talent to develop the next generation of life-changing therapeutics.

TheManager, Validation and Laboratory Operationsfor Cytiva is responsible for leading paid service customer specific technical projects. Leading a small team, remotely. Works directly with external Biotech customers and internal commercial teams to define, implement, and complete customer specific technical projects. Required to generate specific test protocols and reports to support customer requests and assigned responsibility for intermediate to complex projects.

This position is part of the BIS-PDVS and will be fully remote. At Cytiva, our vision is, to advance future therapeutics from discovery to delivery.

What you will do:

• Lead, delegate, review of projects intermediate to complex complexity with no guidance and direction.

• Co-Lead or Lead Technical consultation with customers (internal and external), involving validation testing plans and data review, test recommendations based on regulatory knowledge and expectations, leveraging SMEs.

• Lead team collaboration and communication, with the lab team to ensure all test requirements are in place.

• Travel to customer site for technical meetings and co-lead or lead customertrainings/presentations,using SMEs.

• Establish project priorities and decide appropriate action required to meet required target dates / Schedule work into the laboratory in conjunction with the laboratory team leaders / Ensure all projects meet or exceed on-time-delivery expectations by the team.

• Update management of status of assigned projects, including completion, delays or problems – lead development and implementation of countermeasures.

Who you are:

• Bachelor’s, Masters Degree or PhD in Science or Life Science

• Long standing years of working experience in the biotech industry

• Background in Microbiology and Chemistry Validation testing with an understanding of Filter/Filtration concepts

• Skilled in advanced laboratory techniques and measurement methods / Ability to perform complex test work / Application of GLP as appropriate and familiar with GMP requirements

• Fluent in English (reading and writing)