Downstream Scientist

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets.

At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose – all to Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Your role:

We have an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic Biopharma Technical Development team at Elanco, where you will play a key role in the development and scale‑up of innovative biopharmaceutical and vaccine products.

Working in a collaborative, inclusive and innovation‑driven environment, you will contribute to bringing new therapies from concept through to commercialization — making a real impact on animal health globally.

This is a hands‑on laboratory role with strong technical ownership, offering the chance to work across global R&D projects, mentor others, and influence key scientific and business decisions.

Your responsibilities:

• Lead downstream (protein purification) development across project phases
• Design, execute and evaluate experiments using sound scientific and statistical approaches
• Apply Quality by Design (QbD) principles to develop robust processes and control strategies
• Drive scale‑up activities and support pilot plant operations in Speke
• Lead and support technical transfers and process implementation
• Ensure successful delivery of materials for clinical trials (IVP/CT) and registration
• Ensure high‑quality, data‑driven outputs across projects
• Develop and maintain strong experimental strategies and documentation
• Deliver clear and impactful technical reportsPartner with cross‑functional and global teams to support product development
• Act as a technical expert across the Elanco network
• Contribute to commercialization strategies and innovation initiatives
• Mentor and support junior scientists
• Foster a collaborative and knowledge‑sharing team culture
• Identify new technologies and support future capability building
• Contribute to scientific and technical strategy within the function

What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):

• Degree + 5+ years’ industry experience OR advanced degree + 2+ years’ experience
• Experience in biopharma or vaccine process development and/or commercialization
• Strong understanding of protein chemistry
• Hands‑on experience in downstream techniques such as: Chromatography, Tangential Flow Filtration (TFF), Depth Filtration

What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications):

• Experience in GMP / regulated environments
• Proven track record in bringing new products to commercialization
• Experience with HPLC (or willingness to develop this skill)

Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

Elanco may use automated tools, including AI, to support parts of our recruitment process, such as reviewing applications against job‑related criteria and/or transferrable skills. These tools help ensure a consistent, structured evaluation, but they do not make hiring decisions. All decisions involve a human reviewer. For more information on how we handle personal data, please see our Elanco Workforce Privacy Notice.

#J-18808-Ljbffr