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Scientist I Production Operations (Mammalian Cell Culture)

Danaher Corporation

Chaska, MNJob$28–32/hrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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Compensation
$28–32/hr
Location
Chaska, MN
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Scientist I Production Operations role supports Beckman Coulter Diagnostics’ Upstream Value Stream in Chaska, Minnesota. The position executes production plans and work orders for mammalian cell culture, maintains training records, and supports material flow and quality. It is described as on-site, although the posting also says the role is eligible for a remote work arrangement; the interview team will provide further details.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Aseptic TechniquesMammalian Cell CultureGood Laboratory PracticesAnalytical SkillsScientific MethodsBioreactor SystemsLifting Up to 50 LbStanding for Long PeriodsWalking Between Buildings

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Science or Related0-2 Years Relevant Experience

Benefits

Paid Time Off
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match

Full job description

Bring more to life.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, one of Danaher’s (https://danaher.com/our-businesses) 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

As a global leader in clinical diagnostics, Beckman Coulter Diagnostics has challenged convention to elevate the diagnostic laboratory’s role in improving patient health for more than 90 years. Our diagnostic solutions are used in routine and complex clinical testing, and are used in hospitals, reference and research laboratories, and physician offices around the world. Every hour around the world, more than one million tests are run on Beckman Coulter Diagnostics systems, impacting 1.2 billion patients and more than three million clinicians per year. From uncovering the next clinical breakthrough, to rapid and reliable sample analysis, to more rigorous decision making—we are enabling clinicians to deliver the best possible care to their patients with improved efficiency, clinical confidence, adaptive collaboration, and accelerated intelligence.

Learn about the Danaher Business System (https://www.danaher.com/how-we-work/danaher-business-system) which makes everything possible.

The Scientist I Production Operations for Beckman Coulter Diagnostics is responsible for following established operation procedures, maintaining appropriate training records for your role, sustaining a smooth flow of material, and the execution of work orders to on-time completion.

This position reports to the Reagent Operations Manufacturing Cell Culture Supervisor and is part of the Upstream Value Stream on Cell Culture located in Chaska, MN, and will be an on-site role. In Upstream Value Stream, our goal is on-time delivery of cell culture, purifications, and conjugations to support on-time delivery of immunoassays to patients.

If you thrive in a fast-paced dynamic role and want to work to build a world-class manufacturing organization—read on.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

  • Execute the daily production plan to due date conformance and quality standards according to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

  • Independently execute work regarding mammalian cell cultures using good laboratory practices; assistance in other areas as needed

  • Assure compliance with FDA Quality System Regulations (QSR), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), and ISO regulatory requirements

  • Apply basic analytical skills or scientific methods to perform daily tasks

  • Work directly and cooperatively with cross-functional team members to troubleshoot issues and ensure emphasis on quality

The essential requirements of the job include

  • Bachelor's Degree in a Science field with 0-2 years of relevant experience

  • Experience in excellent aseptic techniques required. Mammalian cell culture experience highly preferred.

  • Demonstrating good laboratory practices

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

  • Ability to lift, move or carry equipment up to 50lb, any other physical requirements

  • Able to stand for long periods of time, walk between manufacturing buildings.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

  • A regulated industry preferred (e.g. FDA, ISO)

  • Experience in operating, monitoring, and scaling up bioreactor systems for mammalian cell lines

Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info (https://leplb1040.upoint.alight.com/ah-angular-afirst-web/#/web/danaher/cp/preauth-home) .

At Beckman Coulter Diagnostics we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, remote working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home. Additional information about this remote work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Beckman Coulter Diagnostics can provide.

The hourly range for this role is $28.00 - $32.00 per hour. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

For more information, visit www.danaher.com.

Danaher Corporation and all Danaher Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law.

The U.S. EEO posters are available here (http://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) .

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We comply with federal and state disability laws and make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact:1-202-419-7762 or [email protected].

How this job compares

Set against the 3,424 open Manufacturing jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$28–32/hr
  • Minnesota median$22–25/hr69 hourly ranges
  • US median$22–25/hr1,017 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $30/hr, is 28% above the Minnesota median midpoint ($23/hr) — in the top quarter of Manufacturing hourly ranges in Minnesota.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 108 open Manufacturing jobs in Minnesota and 3,424 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Minnesota
Experience
This posting asks for no prior experience — less than three in four Manufacturing postings that state a minimum ask for (median 4 years, across 1,888 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 855 of the 3,424 open Manufacturing jobs (25%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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