Job Description
Duties:
- Initiates and completes routine in vitro studies in an independent, efficient, and timely manner, without supervision. Interprets the outcome of those experiments and proposes appropriate follow-up independently;troubleshoots effectively.
- Designs and executes non-routine cell-based in vitro and biochemical assays based on literature analyses;conducts exploratory experiments with minimal supervision.
- Independently applies basic scientific principles, performs literature searches and extracts relevant information from literature and published protocols, attends scientific meetings, and keeps abreast of literature in own field.
- Independently operates and is responsible for lab equipment and maintenance;troubleshoots effectively.
- Proposes new experiments/technologies based on science as well as overall understanding of drug discovery/development process;Demonstrates expertise in field and contributes to training technicians and junior level scientists
- Communicates and defends their own work in the context of team and department goals effectively both orally and in writing;writes protocols, procedures, and technical reports;provides input for scientific reports.
- Reports and treats data with a high level of integrity and ethics. Maintains accurate and up-to-date electronic lab notebooks.
- Complies with applicable regulations, performing all work in a safe and compliant manner;maintaining proper records in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures and policies.
This role includes a recurring commitment of approximately 2-4 hours each weekend to support business operations. Scheduling is flexible and can typically be completed at a time that works best for the employee.
Skills:
- Experience in aseptic mammalian tissue culture techniques and basic molecular biology techniques including nucleic acid extraction, RT-PCR, Western Blot, ELISA, transfection is required. Experimental design, execution, and interpretation in these areas will be required.
- Experience in human pluripotent stem cell culture is desired.
- Proven problem-solving ability and eagerness to learn. Ability to evaluate new technologies and assist in incorporating them into our research.
- Written and verbal communication skills: concise and accurate reporting of technical data and information
- Proficiency with computers and data analysis software such as Microsoft Excel and GraphPad Prism.
- Ability and willingness to work effectively in a highly collaborative environment.
Education:
- Master s Degree with 3+ years experience in related scientific discipline or Bachelor s Degree with 7+ years experience in related scientific discipline or equivalent experience in related field;pharmaceutical, biotechnology or CRO experience is highly desirable;non-PhD applicant required.
- Supplemental technical courses in area of expertise
- Ability to operate laboratory equipment with independence
- Ability to draft technical reports
- Demonstrate written and verbal communication skills
- Concise and accurate reporting of technical data and interpretation thereof
- Proven problem-solving ability
- Able to act for supervisor in his/her absence
- Appropriate level of understanding of applicable regulations
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Ridgefield, CT |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $45 |
| Company Size | 2,000 to 2,499 employees |
| Year Founded | 2000 |
| Website | http://www.lancesoft.com/ |
About Company
We are a $125 Million, NMSDC-certified Minority & Woman owned Workforce Solutions Company headquartered in the DC metro area with presence across US with global presence - Canada, Mexico, India, UK, Malaysia, Indonasia, Hongkong, Singapore, UAE. We are specialized in providing Workforce Solutions, SOW project delivery, Engineering Solutions, Creative Services. We currently support 100+ Fortune companies globally and across multiple industry segments. We are currently supporting several massive programs across industry segment nationally/globally (Intel, Ally, AMD, QUALCOMM, Morgan Stanley, Kraft/ Mondelez, MNP, Amdocs, Dell, SanDisk, Medtronic, Becton Dickinson, GE, Lockheed Martin, UTC, L-3 Communications, Caterpillar, BMW, Mercedes Benz, National Grid, Dominion, Energy Future Holdings, PSEG, 3M, Fidelity, Aetna, Humana, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Merck etc).
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
Skills
- Analysis Skillsunmatched
- Analysis Softwareunmatched
- Asepsisunmatched
- Assaysunmatched
- Biochemistryunmatched
- Biotech and Pharmaceuticalunmatched
- Cell Culturesunmatched
- Chronic Renal Diseaseunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Computer Skillsunmatched
- Contract Research Organization (CRO)unmatched
- Data Analysisunmatched
- Drug Developmentunmatched
- Drug Discoveryunmatched
- Equipment Maintenance/Repairunmatched
- Experiment Designunmatched
- Identify Issuesunmatched
- Laboratory Equipmentunmatched
- Laboratory Notebookunmatched
- Microsoft Excelunmatched
- Molecular Biologyunmatched
- Nucleic Acidunmatched
- Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
- Prismunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Procedure Developmentunmatched
- Record Keepingunmatched
- Regulationsunmatched
- Reporting Skillsunmatched
- Reverse Transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR)unmatched
- Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
- Scientific Principlesunmatched
- Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)unmatched
- Stem Cellsunmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- Technical Drawingunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
- Writing Skillsunmatched
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