Scientist, Associate Job Description
Scientist, associate
provides clinical Pharmacology representation on drug/ dosage form development and clinical teams and provision of PK/PD expertise and leadership to a project.
Scientist, Associate Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
The incumbent is likely to interact with other departments within the Global Biological Development organization other functional units within the client
Optimization and validation of ELISA-based assays
Development work to improve antigen recovery from adjuvanted products and improve parallelism to the non-adjuvanted master references
Hands-on support of clnical assays directed against signifigant animal disease pathogens
Conceive, design, and execute study protocols, analyze and interpret scientific data, verify data for biometrics analysis, and write protocols/reports for regulatory submission
Directly supporting critical project milestones
Accountability for presenting data interpretations
Working on a cross-functional project team
Independently execute analytical method qualification/validation (as applicable) and transfer to QC laboratories
Author clear, complete analytical methods, protocols and reports
Scientist, Associate Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Scientist, Associate
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: AALAS, ASCP, HT, LAT, FELASA, ALAT, HTL, ASR, SAS, CAP
Education for Scientist, Associate
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the scientist, associate job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Chemistry, Biology, Science, Biochemistry, Education, Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Microbiology, Biological Sciences, Industrial
Skills for Scientist, Associate
Desired skills for scientist, associate include:
Best regulatory practices
Relevant Therapeutic Areas is an asset
Clinical pharmacology principles
Health Authority perspective on clinical pharmacology and use of modeling and simulation
PK/PD analysis methodology and drug development precedent
General chemistry and separation science
Applicable regulatory authority
Python and other modern programming languages
Basic and translational research with an understanding of applications to cancer drug development
Compendia and ICH guidelines
Desired experience for scientist, associate includes:
Excellent problem solving and experimental design skills
Bachelor's degree in microbiology/biochemistry or other related degree concentration, or equivalent directly-related experience (two years of directly related industry experience is equivalent to one full-time year of college in related major)
With Bachelor’s degree, minimum of 1-2 years’ experience in diagnostic/ELISA assay development and performing clinical assays, preferably in an industrial setting
The candidate must have a B.S
Understanding of cGMP/GLP and GDPs practices and EHS requirements is essential
Expertise in MS Office applications, in particular MS Word and Excel, is required
Scientist, Associate Examples
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Scientist, Associate Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of scientist, associate. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for scientist, associate
- Perform advanced laboratory calculations and manipulations along with the analysis and
- Experience with standard immunological techniques including in vitro study of human/primate immune cell assays, multicolor flow cytometry, cell separation methods, ELISA, multiplex bead assays, T cell proliferation assays including ELISpots assats
- Assist in design of experiments
- Participate in the projects by setting up and executing the required experiments in a safe, reliable and accurate way
- Contributes to these projects by participating in project team(s) as a team member, in which he/she is the R&T representative, both performing the experiments but also guiding the scale up process
- Work on short term projects to fulfill the customer needs and work on long term project to build competences
- Report and present the acquired knowledge of the different experiments to the project team
- Performs analysis of finished products, validation samples, in-process materials and raw materials, moisture testing, Gas, Water and manufacturing environmental sampling and testing according to the effective Specifications, protocols, Methods and Compendial monograms
- Cultivate and identify bacteria or other microorganisms isolated on selective and non-selective media
- Maintains cultures according to ATCC and departmental Standard Operating Procedures
Qualifications for scientist, associate
- Strong analyzing and problems solving skills
- Target driven personality with strong can-do attitude
- Good knowledge of relevant software tools
- Strong English skills (C1), German is an advantage
- Highly motivated individual with the ability to work independently on a cross-functional and cross-site teams
- Strives for results – sets ambitious tangible and measurable targets
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Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for a scientist, associate. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for scientist, associate
- Disposes of hazardous waste according to environmental regulations and company/departmental procedures
- May provide training to new or existing personnel
- Helps maintain inventory of glassware, chemicals and materials needed for chemical analysis
- Required to maintain and clean laboratory instruments and equipment
- Required to read and execute departmental methods and SOPs
- Required to assist in writing, reviewing, or revising procedures and/or laboratory investigations
- May be required to clean glassware used to perform chemical and/or microbiological analysis
- Perform other laboratory related miscellaneous duties as required
- Required to work shifts in support of the manufacturing process that may include, weekends and holidays
- Clinical release and stability testing, method validation support, reference standards qualification
Qualifications for scientist, associate
- Understand and use a variety of experimental techniques for protein purification and characterization
- Conceptual understanding of chromatography, protein purification, protein refolding, filtration, protein biochemistry and protein analysis
- Knowledge of experimental design (DoE), statistics, data analysis and interpretation, documentation of results, general laboratory skills
- Ability to perform experiments with minimal instruction, and to identify problems with experiments and troubleshoot solutions
- Consistent preparation of accurate and complete records of experimental results
- Responsible for preparing internal technical reports and presentations
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Our innovative and growing company is looking for a scientist, associate. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for scientist, associate
- Nucleic acid and protein preparation and analysis
- Support the general maintenance of the laboratory
- Performing assays using standard laboratory equipment to run SEC-HPLC, RP-HPLC, SDS-PAGE, Western blotting and other chromatographic and/or electrophoretic methods
- Calibrating and maintaining instruments
- Preparing reagent solutions
- Maintain / order laboratory stocks of chemicals and reagents as directed
- All laboratory procedures must be performed and documented to Good Scientific Practice (GSP) or Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards where applicable
- Perform tasks explicitly as directed and with minor supervision
- Test performance of samples/technologies using established methods in the microbiology, biology and analytical chemistry
- Perform day to day activities of the microbiology and cell biology laboratories for an efficient operation of these labs
Qualifications for scientist, associate
- Flow cytometry expertise
- Demonstrated knowledge in chemistry or chemical engineering
- Quality and precision oriented
- Post-secondary degree (Bachelor’s) in a technical discipline preferred with 0-4 years of related experience
- Prefer experience in preparing and characterizing dispersions, colloids, or formulations (e.g., paints, inks, coatings)
- Bachelor or Master of Science degree in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, or related Life Sciences field, or 4-6 years related working experience or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience
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Our company is looking to fill the role of scientist, associate. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for scientist, associate
- Executes and overseas production of clinical supplies based on established scientific procedures and protocols and implements improvements with minimal supervision
- Troubleshoots problems in the execution of processing activities
- Be recognized by other QC scientists as in-house expert user of instrumentation and related computer systems in their area of responsibility
- Routine sample preparation of water samples by various written EPA and Standard Methods procedures
- Adherence to QA and QC protocols
- Data entry and written documentation
- Adherence to standard operating procedures (SOPs)
- Preparation of reagents and standards
- Will include flexible shifts and/or weekend duties
- Other general laboratory related duties as assigned
Qualifications for scientist, associate
- Experience with U.V
- Experience with IR and AA instrumentation
- Vitek
- Experience in dissolution testing
- Knowledge of safety and hazardous waste requirements
- Knowledge of data acquisition applications and databases
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Our company is hiring for a scientist, associate. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for scientist, associate
- Performing routine analysis of samples using assays such as (but not constrained to) Capillary Electrophoresis, ELISA, SDS-PAGE, Western Blotting,UV spectrophotometry
- Performing routine maintenance on scientific instrumentation, as required
- Ensuring critical instruments are calibrated and calibration records maintained
- Ensure high safety standards within the areas of responsibility are taken into account and adhered to as governed by local, state and federal regulations, laws and policies CSL’s policies and directives
- Conduct laboratory work for Go-To Market/Proactive & analytical projects under the direction of more senior technical leaders
- Contribute to technical project teams, providing data, & lab support in the area of G2M/proactive & analytical
- Develop technical information to support project decision making & for use in customer presentations in order to highlight IFF product advantages
- Preparation of test samples & making products with technologies using a variety of mixing techniques
- Carry out testing using odor panels or analytical techniques for parameters such as particle size, viscosity
- Present results, interpretations & next steps to internal customers
Qualifications for scientist, associate
- MUST be proficient in handling rodents (rats and mice) and able to calculate dose formulation requirements and prepare for PK or pharmacology studies, administer compounds via various routes (IV, PO, IP), and collect blood and various tissue samples for analysis
- Be proficient in data collection/documentation, either in electronic or hardcopy forms
- Experience in rodent necropsy would be highly preferred
- BS/MS Molecular Biology or Biochemistry with 1-5 years of experience
- Microbial culture
- Gene cloning and expression