Associate Scientist

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Job description

Associate

Thousand Oaks, CA

Job Description:

• To perform experiments, organize data and analyze results under minimal supervision.
• With minimal supervision, plans, conducts or monitors experiments, records and organizes data, analyses results, generates robust and reliable data
• Ensures that contracted studies are conducted in compliance with the respective protocol and applicable guidelines and regulations.

Responsibilities include:

• Follows established experimental design and protocols and performs routine tasks and studies to obtain reproducible and reliable results with limited supervision.
• Plans, conducts, analyzes and records experiments, and provides interpretation of data.
• Upon training, able to effectively trouble-shoot equipment and experimental issues.
• Maintain stock of lab consumable. Maintain lab equipment and facilitate preventive or corrective maintenance.
• Participates in department-wide support efforts such as safety.

• 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;

Qualifications:

• Bachelors' degree & 2 YOE outside of classroom setting
• Degree in Biology, Biochemistry or Analytical Chemistry
• Experience in a Biopharmaceutical working environment

Top 3 Must Haves:

• Excel and word processing
• Pipetting efficiently and accurately
• HPLC basic understanding and experience

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