Research Associate III – Sustainability & Investigation

Tucson, Arizona
March 24, 2026
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Job Description

Job Summary:

  • This is an onsite position for a Research Associate III in the Investigation / Sustainability (On-Market Support) department.

Preferred Skills:

  • Direct wet lab experience, preferably with IHC, histology, or tissue diagnostics.
  • Familiarity and experience working within regulated quality systems, including processes for Corrective and Preventative Actions (CAPA) and Non-Conformance Reports (Client).

Essential Duties:

  • Individual contributor responsible for project providing support for a wide variety PCQT (Product Care and Quality Team) projects.
  • Performs reagent-based or assay-based investigations to address reagent quality, performance or compliance on-market product issues.
  • Product includes primary stains, advanced staining reagents, special stains, and bulk reagents used for automated H&E, IHC (immunohistochemistry) and ISH (in-situ hybridization) applications.
  • Works collaboratively across functions including Global Operations or Manufacturing, Complaint Investigation and Resolution, Global Customer Support, Lifecycles, Product Development, Quality, Regulatory, and Global organizations.

Responsibilities:

  • Designs a wide range of experimental protocols.
  • Executes bench experiments; makes detailed and general observations and analyzes data.
  • Prepares technical reports, summaries and quantitative analyses.
  • Maintains complete and accurate records.
  • Normally receives general directions on routine and new assignments.
  • Identifies and implements improvements to work processes and laboratory environment.
  • Works on complex problems in which analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of various factors.
  • Exercises judgment within broadly defined practices and policies in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
  • Participates in 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.
  • Establishes interfaces across other organizational groups.
  • Troubleshoots problems and institutes corrective action.
  • Prepares and presents experimental procedures and results in group and project teams.
  • Monitors work to ensure quality, and continuously promote Quality First Time.

Formal Training/Education:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Science (MCB, Biology, Chemistry, Physiology, etc.).

Required Education:

  • Bachelor’s degree in science (MCB, Biology, Chemistry, Physiology, etc.).

Required Experience:

  • 4 years’ relevant job experience.
  • Experience in root-cause analysis, investigation, and issue resolution for products and processes in a research and development setting.
  • Previous manufacturing or product development experience.
  • Experience with ADO (Azure DevOps) or Agile methodologies.

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