Research Associate

• Research Associate III - Position requires 4 years relevant experience post-college with a Bachelor's degree
• Senior Research Associate - Position requires 6 or more years of relevant experience post-college with a Bachelor's degree or 1 year of experience with a Master's degree
• Ideal candidate will have industry experience, as well as experience with IHC and ISH
• Please DO NOT submit candidates with less than 4 years post-college experience or that have a Ph.D (this would be overqualified).


The Opportunity


Responsible for conducting research, development and manufacturing laboratory experimentation and other scientific activities to support Ventana projects.
• Designs experimental plan to support project objectives.
• Executes bench experiments; makes detailed and general observations and analyzes data.
• Prepares technical reports, summaries and quantitative analyses.
• Normally acts independently for developing methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
• Identifies and implements improvements to work processes and laboratory environment.
• Works on extremely complex problems in which analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangible variables.
• Exercises independent judgment in developing methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
• Participates or leads cross functional technical teams such as a failure investigation or core team.
• Works well in a team environment by being a productive project team member, suggesting creative solutions to problems and providing input to project planning.
• Troubleshoots problems and institutes corrective action.
• Prepares and presents experimental procedures and results in group and project teams.