Job Title: Research Scientist
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ, 08648
Duration: 6 months
The candidate must be able to work onsite at Lawrenceville, 5 days a week. Local candidates preferred.
Must Have List Example:
- Bachelor's Degree with 6+ years of related industry experience (Research Scientist within Biopharma) or a master’s degree with 3+ years of related industry experience.
- 3 years of experience with BLI (Biolayer Interferometry) or SPR (Surface Plasmon Resonance)
- 3 years of experience with scientific/technical writing
- 3 years of Immunoassay and general laboratory techniques
Position Summary:
- The primary purpose of this position is to conduct laboratory experiments for the biophysical characterization of protein reagents for use across multiple technology platforms, including but not limited to: Flow cytometry, IHC, and immunoassays.
- In this role the individual will be responsible for collaborating and communicating across the organization to assure on-time delivery of high-quality characterized materials.
Position Responsibilities:
- Works under limited supervision to design, execute and analyze BLI, SPR and/or other experiments to assess biophysical/binding properties of antibody and non-antibody protein reagents
- Works under limited supervision to design, execute, and analyze data for immunoassay method development activities
- Troubleshoots routine assay problems and instrument malfunctions.
- Works under limited supervision to generate final data summaries and presents to stakeholders
- Maintains required training per client standard operating procedures
- Maintains and completes notebooks and other documentations as per departmental guidelines
- Achieves objectives in a manner consistent with the client Behaviors.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree 6+ years of related industry experience
- Master’s Degree with 3+ years of related industry experience
- Ph.D. in related field with 0-3 years of related experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- Some knowledge of BLI/SPR and immunoassays and general laboratory techniques
- Applies scientific and/or technical skills and functional knowledge to conduct experiments/research/studies in assigned area.
- Proficient in scientific/technical writing
- Can interpret scientific results, designs and executes the next logical step in a series of related experiments
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