Be part of something altogether life-changing!

Working at Cytiva in the Life Sciences industry 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.

Cytiva is proud to work alongside a community of nine fellow Danaher Life Sciences companies. Together, we’re pioneering the future of science and medicine, developing products that enable researchers in the fight to save lives.

We are looking for a Master Thesis student that will be working from the site in Uppsala and is available to start this student work in the beginning of September 2024.

What you’ll do

• Perform microbial fermentation and harvesting process steps for protein production

• Scale-up from shake flasks to laboratory scale bioreactors

• Perform downstream processes, for example, centrifuge and filtration

• Plan and execute analytical methods, like SDS-PAGE and/or chromatography

Who you are

• Master student in Biotechnology, Biochemical Engineering, Biology or related field.

• Any prior experience in microbial fermentation (like E. coli) including batch and fed-batch processes.

• Knowledge of protein production, downstream process and analytical methods will be considered an advantage.

• Ability to individually plan and perform experiments but also to work in interdisciplinary teams.

• Good interpersonal and communication skills.

• Available to take on a 20 week master thesis project work during the autumn 2024.

• Professional working proficiency in both Swedish and English is a requirement.

  Interview and selection will happen continuously and the opening can be filled before last day of application. For further information about project, please contact hiring manager Annika Forss annika.forss@cytiva.com We look forward to hearing from you!

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