Senior Scientist Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Senior Scientist to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Provides technical support to customers via phone and email, when necessary;
- Maintain laboratory equipment in accordance with internal standards;
- Support project planning;
- Document results in technical reports and present data at team meetings;
- Identify post-translational modifications and characterize structure-activity relationships of products under development;
- Perform troubleshooting and evaluation of protein/antibody methods and data generated internally and by contract labs;
- Prepares reports and recommends corrective action;
- Utilizes advanced techniques and diversified knowledge of environmental principles;
- Plan and execute system, sub-system and component design trade studies on critical design elements;
- Develop, review, and present programmatic information, including design, schedules, and risk identification;
- Validation of sample preparation technologies across diverse sample types and applications;
- Development and optimization of new sample preparation technologies;
- Molecular biology techniques (DNA/RNA extractions & quantification);
- Tissue processing for 3-D staining and imaging;
- Collaborating with customers and partners on new products and applications.
Requirements:
- Experience in pharmaceutical drug discovery in the areas of immunology, inflammation or autoimmunity;
- Familiarity with Quality Management Systems, or similar, helpful;
- Experience in design of micro/nano fabricated devices;
- Demonstrates success in technical proficiency, scientific creativity, collaboration with others and independent thought;
- Design and engineering inclusive of mechanical systems, electrical systems, and/or thermal-fluid systems;
- Experience developing assays for characterization of drug product impurities and process residuals;
- Experience with next generation sequencing workflows and instruments;
- Extensive expertise in mass spectrometry (MS) technologies;
- High degree of motivation, creativity and research orientation;
- Proficiency in standard biochemical, cellular and molecular techniques (DNA/RNA extraction and quantification);
- Hands-on experience with chemical synthesis would be considered an asset;
- Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills;
- Experienced in multi-color flow cytometry;
- Proficient using MS Office software;
- Completion of CITI training and confidential handling of personalized health and client information.