Job Description
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Works under general supervision, to conduct and monitor laboratory experiments utilizing established and published procedures, and technical and theoretical understanding.
- Makes recommendations to resolve problems encountered during experimental procedures.
- Assumes responsibility for the accuracy, quality, and timeliness of experimental results.
- Summarizes experimental results, and reviews conclusions with supervisor/project leader.
- Communicates results of experiments in the form of reports and presentations.
- Keeps supervisor/project leader informed of project status, particularly of significant findings and results in critical problem areas.
- Performs work according to established internal safety guidelines and procedures, and as specified by appropriate external regulatory agencies (e.g., OSHA).
- Analyzes experimental data using various data analysis software and/or applying quantitative methods.
- Forms conclusions, and provides/documents process improvements.
- Uses technical writing skills to produce reports and documents.
- May present findings at internal meeting.
- Assumes accountability for own electronic notebook documentation, ensuring experimental methods and results are recorded timely, accurately and consistently, and according to established formats.
- Participates in routine lab maintenance, lab safety, ISO, and QSR implementation.
- May troubleshoot issues related to instrumentation.
- Receives general instructions; plans and executes own work.
- Keeps informed of trends and developments in area of scientific responsibility.
- May establish and work with individuals or teams outside of immediate functional area or RMD.
- Knows and effectively uses the broad concepts of a particular filed or specialization to resolve problems of limited Product and complexity.
- Analyzes alternative approaches to solve problems or develop new perspectives on
existing solutions.
Education and Experience:
- Minimum (required): Ph.D./Master’s/Bachelor’s in life sciences, chemical sciences, or related scientific field with 0/2/5+ years relevant experience.
- Typically 0 to 3 years of relevant industry experience.
- More than 1 year of relevant industry experience.
Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to design and execute relevant laboratory experimentation and determine next steps within the context of overall project goals and direction.
- Subject to OSHA Blood Borne Pathogen Standard Routinely handle blood, blood products, body fluids or other potentially infectious materials.
- Subject to respiratory protection standard.
- Work with potential hazardous chemicals.
Work Environment:
- Work with potential radiological hazards.
- Work with potential biological hazards.
- Wear personal protective equipment, such as eye, foot, lab coat, gowning coveralls.
- Wear respirator dust mask cartridge/air purifying supplied air.
- Wear hearing protective devices Confined space work.