• Thousand Oaks, CA
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30+ days ago

Job Description

The Department of Oncology Research is seeking a highly motivated Scientist to contribute to the discovery and progression of small-molecule therapeutics.

The successful candidate is expected to make major scientific laboratory-based contributions to the group goals and present their results in internal forums.

With minimal supervision, plans, conducts or monitors experiments, records and organizes data, analyses results, generates robust and reliable data.

Responsibilities include:
  • Monitors or follows established experimental design and protocols and performs routine tasks and studies to obtain reproducible and reliable results with limited supervision.
  • Plans, monitors or conducts, analyzes and records experiments, and provides interpretation of data.
  • Effectively transfers experimental methods from literature to the lab and makes modifications as necessary.
  • Develops and implements new protocols with moderate review. Engages coworkers in scientific discussions.
  • Communicates data and interpretation to work group. Skilled at developing systems to ensure quality data.
  • Skilled and/or knowledgeable in the use of standard laboratory equipment and with one or more major laboratory instruments/techniques.
  • Effectively trouble-shoots equipment and experimental difficulties.
  • Contributes to internal/external reports, papers, presentations, regulatory documents, invention disclosure submissions and/or patents.
  • Participates in department-wide support efforts such as safety, recruiting and committees.
  • May train staff and/or supervise others.
  • Coordinates and organizes resources needed to complete the task.
  • Understands when to seek input and when to make independent judgments

Basic Qualifications    
  • Doctorate degree OR Masters degree and 2 years of experience OR Bachelors degree and 4 years of experience
Preferred Qualifications:
  • A strong skillset of standard cell and molecular biology experimental design and techniques (e.g., mammalian cell culture, western blotting, molecular cloning, qPCR, flow cytometry, etc) and data analysis (e.g., GraphPad Prism)
  • Research experience in cancer biology, genetics, or related field
  • Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills

Numbers & Facts

LocationThousand Oaks, CA

Skills

  • Analysis Skillsunmatched
  • Biologyunmatched
  • Cancerunmatched
  • Cell Biologyunmatched
  • Cell Culturesunmatched
  • Cloningunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Data Analysisunmatched
  • Experiment Designunmatched
  • Geneticsunmatched
  • Identify Issuesunmatched
  • Interpersonal Skillsunmatched
  • Invention Disclosuresunmatched
  • Invention Documentationunmatched
  • Laboratory Equipmentunmatched
  • Laboratory Techniquesunmatched
  • Molecular Biologyunmatched
  • Oncologyunmatched
  • Organizational Skillsunmatched
  • Patentsunmatched
  • People Managementunmatched
  • Prismunmatched
  • Protocol Designunmatched
  • Real-time PCR (qPCR)unmatched
  • Regulationsunmatched
  • Small Moleculesunmatched
  • Staff Trainingunmatched

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