IT Engagements is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide-range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. We have an immediate opening for the below position with one of our premium clients.
Research Associate I - CDx Pharma Services - Assay Development - Contarct role
Location: Tucson, AZ (Onsite)
This is a six-month contract for an onsite, entry-level Research Associate with 0-2 years of experience.
Position Overview
The Research Associate I will join an independent team within the PHCS group focused on developing early-phase assays prior to transferring them to CAP/CLIA-certified laboratories for clinical trials. This entry-level role supports laboratory experimentation, scientific activities, manufacturing procedures, and computational data processing.
Key Responsibilities
Conduct research, development, and manufacturing laboratory experimentation and other scientific activities to support Ventana projects.
Exercise technical expertise and discretion in the design, execution, and interpretation of experiments that contribute to project strategies.
Prepare technical reports, summaries, protocols, and quantitative analyses.
Present and discuss results of experiments within the department and project team.
Maintain a high level of professional expertise through familiarity with scientific literature, with opportunities to participate in conferences and professional societies.
Follow company policies and procedures for GMP, GLP, Design Control, and other regulatory standards as appropriate.
Maintain complete and accurate laboratory documentation and electronic files.
Act as principal investigator in conducting own experiments as required.
Assist team members with basic computational biology tasks, including executing scripts and reading code to distribute workload demands.
Education: Bachelor s degree in a relevant scientific field.
Experience: 0 to 2 years of relevant laboratory or industry experience.
Customer Service Experience: Demonstrated customer-facing experience (e.g., retail, restaurant, or service industry) to effectively manage client interactions and challenging situations.
Preferred Qualifications:
Basic computational biology skills, including familiarity with reading code and running scripts.
Qualification Parameters:
Candidates possessing a Master's degree, PhD, or more than 2 years of relevant experience are considered overqualified for this position.
Regards, Satya Satya@Itengagements.com
Numbers & Facts
Location
Tucson, AZ
Salary
$28–$29
Skills
Assay Developmentunmatched
Assaysunmatched
Biologyunmatched
Biotech and Pharmaceuticalunmatched
Clinical Laboratoryunmatched
Clinical Trialunmatched
Conferencesunmatched
Customer Relationsunmatched
Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
Data Processingunmatched
Documentationunmatched
GLP (Good Laboratory Practices)unmatched
GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices)unmatched
Laboratoryunmatched
Manufacturingunmatched
Protocol Analysisunmatched
Quantitative Analysisunmatched
Regulationsunmatched
Reporting Skillsunmatched
Research Skillsunmatched
Restaurantunmatched
Retailunmatched
Sales Managementunmatched
Scripting (Scripting Languages)unmatched
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