Eppendorf 175 Freshwater Boulevard Enfield, CT 06082-4444 Company Description: Eppendorf is a leading life science company that develops and sells instruments, consumables, and services for liquid-, sample, and cell handling in laboratories worldwide. Its product range includes pipettes and automated pipetting systems, dispensers, centrifuges, mixers, spectrometers, and DNA amplification equipment as well as ultra-low temperature freezers, fermentors, bioreactors, CO2 incubators, shakers, and cell manipulation systems. Consumables such as pipette tips, test tubes, microtiter plates, and single-use bioreactor vessels complement the range of highest-quality premium products.   Salary Range: Location: Per Year ENFIELD CT Job Type: Category: Full Time Engineering Education Level: Work Experience: Bachelor's Degree Preference: Nice to have Preference: Nice to have Skills/Certifications/Licences: Description: Eppendorf is looking for a Research Scientist to work in the bioprocess applications lab with a focus on Pilot Production Scale product development, applications development, customer support & training. The individual will be responsible for the new Pilot Production Scale Single-Use Bioreactor (SUB) as well as existing Sterilization in Place (SIP) products.   Eppendorf offers its employees: Robust total rewards program including competitive pay and benefits package Company culture that encourages our employees to exercise their creative freedom to introduce his or her own ideas and set things into motion Responsibility in challenging assignments, strategic assessments and projects as part of an international team What you could do for us in this role: Timely and qualitative implementation of bioprocess projects, in consultation with Dir., Technical Applications, on cell culture, fermentation with a focus on but not limited to Pilot Scale. Work with portfolio and engineering to develop new products and execute experiments to validate and support new and existing products from bench to Pilot Production scale. Planning and execution of various product related tests, analyze and present data in a clear, concise format. Produce protocols and application notes for internal and external publications. Characterization of SUB and SIP bioreactors (kLa, OTR, power input, mixing time, etc.) Provide training to Eppendorf employees and customers. Evaluate new technologies or products for potential integration into product portfolio. Evaluate novel and competitive pilot production techniques and equipment findings. v Requirements: We are looking for the following skills and experience: Bachelor’s degree in the field of bioprocess engineering, biotechnology or comparable field required. Masters, Ph.D. or advanced Engineering degree in bioprocess area desired. Minimum 2-5 years bioprocess hands-on experiences with bioreactors/fermentors in industrial settings required (R&D, PD, applications lab or bio pharmaceutical production facility etc.). Direct operational experiences with pilot scale single use bioreactors (SUB) highly desired Bioprocess engineering, bioreactor design and scale-up experiences desired. Product development experiences desired Are you interested in learning more about this exciting opportunity? If so, submit an application online at www.eppendorf.com. *Please note that all documents uploaded to the application must be one of the following file types: .pdf, .docx, or .xlsx Eppendorf and all of its subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers. As such, it is our corporate policy to fill positions with qualified candidates regardless of the candidate's race, color, sex, age, religion, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, pregnancy, military status, veteran status or any other protected group status.