Scientist II

Werfen is a growing, family-owned, innovative company founded in 1966 in Barcelona, Spain.

We are a worldwide leader in specialized diagnostics in the areas of Hemostasis, Acute Care Diagnostics, Transfusion, Autoimmunity, and Transplant. We operate directly in 30 countries, and in more than 100 territories through distributors.

Our Headquarters are in Barcelona, Spain and our Technology Centers are located in the United States and Europe. Worldwide sales exceeded €2.2 billion in 2024, and our workforce is more than 7,000 strong.

Job Summary

Performs a broad range of laboratory work requiring application of professional judgment in the selection of specialized methods and techniques, and their application to specific tasks. Provides project updates. Performs duties in research and development including the ability to perform specialized lab techniques and good laboratory documentation practices.

Key Accountabilities

• Performs an expanded range of laboratory procedures and experiments

• Periodically communicates problems, and progress to supervisor

• Occasionally communicates status updates and results across the organization

• Presents results to senior/other research staff

• Selects appropriate experimental and analytical methods and define protocols

• Schedules own and team tasks and activities in accordance with assignments and priorities

• Detects deviations in results and potential problems, recommends modification in protocols or standard methodology to define the causes of deviations and overcome problems

• Under the supervision and approval of his/her supervisor, writes specialized laboratory procedures and reviews existing Procedures and Methods

• Compiles and interprets experimental data, performs calculations and prepares

graphs to present and discuss them to his/her supervisor

• Writes research papers, reports, reviews, and technical summaries

• Review electronic or paper laboratory notebook making sure that all data is

accurately recorded in accordance with guidelines and procedures

• Must be capable of performing all duties required of a Scientist I

Networking/Key relationships

To be determined based on department needs, to include interactions such as:

• Mainly with R&D, Quality and Operations colleagues.

Minimum Knowledge & Experience required for the position:

Education

• Required: Bachelor's degree (Diplomatura) in biological or related sciences.

• Valuable: Any additional degree higher than that required in the previous section.

Experience

• Four (4) years previous scientific/in vitro diagnostic industry experience required.

Additional Skills/Knowledge:

• Laboratory experience.

• Basic knowledge of biological and chemical laboratory procedures. Ability to operate laboratory equipment.

• Knowledge of basic software tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint). Knowledge of SAP preferred.

• Language: Fluency in Spanish or Catalan. Advanced knowledge of English (reading, speaking and writing).

Skills & Capabilities:

General Scientific Skills

• Attention to detail and accuracy.

• Able to apply general scientific methods and theoretical knowledge to tasks within one area of expertise.

• Teamwork and interpersonal skills. Flexibility in order to work with, and provide support for a number of people.

• Oral and written communication skills.

• Time management skills. Excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills.

• Thorough knowledge of design control processes and familiarity with quality standards as required.

• Excellent analytical skills.

• Able to work independently on the project with moderate guidance.

• Well organized, able to handle large data sets, and communicate results, problems, and progress to the supervisor, and within the group as required

• Ability to adapt to R&D flexible and changing environment.

• Certain troubleshooting ability required.

• Reflects values of Werfen and OEM in the quality of work and working relationship

Biotechnology Skills:

• Industrial experience in Biotechnology Process Development will be highly valued.

• The ability to analyze and interpret protein structures and apply this knowledge to the rational design of novel biomaterials would be desirable.

• Ability to design and clone DNA constructs for the expression of biomaterials in heterologous systems.

• Experience in cell transformation/transfection and clone screening in mammalian cells and bacteria.

• Experience in the maintenance and monitoring of cell growth under different conditions: static and suspension, batch, fed-batch, perfusion.

• Experience in bioprocesses development to produce biomaterials with different scales and platforms, from flask to bioreactor.

• Experience in filtration and chromatographic techniques for protein purification.

• Experience in Protein Buffer Formulation and Optimization.

• Experience in Physicochemical Characterization of Proteins (HPLC & BLI is a plus)

• Knowledge in In Vitro Diagnostic assays will be considered.

Travel requirements:

Sporadic travel or short-term assignment to an external lab may be required