Flow Cytometry Sr. Associate Scientist - Core Lab

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Job description

A career with EMD Serono is an ongoing journey of discovery: our 58,000 people are shaping how the world lives, works and plays through next generation advancements in Healthcare, Life Science and Electronics. For more than 350 years and across the world we have passionately pursued our curiosity to find novel and vibrant ways of enhancing the lives of others. EMD Serono is a business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.

US employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to your start date unless an accommodation is granted by The Company. The Company uses the definition of "fully vaccinated" assigned by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention for purposes of considering satisfaction of this requirement which is a condition of employment.

United As One for Patients, our purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve and prolong lives. We develop medicines, intelligent devices and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology and Fertility. Our teams work together across 6 continents with passion and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage of life. Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse, inclusive and flexible working culture, presenting great opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe.

Your Role:

EMD Serono in Billerica, MA is seeking a Flow Cytometry Sr. Associate Scientist to work in our Core Lab. In this role you will be responsible for ensuring good daily operation of the core laboratory and all associated equipment. The majority of time will be spent in the laboratory working with technical equipment and producing data for experiments designed and requested by the Translational Innovation Platforms (TIPs - therapeutic areas) and by Discovery and Development Technology.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain, calibrate, and operate flow cytometry analytical equipment and instruments
• Qualify robust flow cytometry methods; transfer to contract organizations when needed
• Assist with development of standard operating procedures, analytical test methods and analytical sampling plans
• Write, review, and edit accurate technical documents
• Operate in a matrixed environment and work with cross-functional teams
• Develop process improvements and efficiencies
• Maintain a current understanding of recent developments in technology and methods and the application of them to SRDI experiments
• Contribute to scientific journal publications and internal SOP's
• Participate in external publications and professional associations

Who you are:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Biology, Biotechnology, or other related Scientific discipline with 1+ years' experience in the operation and maintenance of equipment such as the florescent activated cell sorting (FACS) instruments and flow cytometry equipment OR
• Master's degree in Biology, Biotechnology, or other related Scientific discipline

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with good laboratory documentation, understanding of critical timelines and delivery of timely results
• Experience with troubleshooting both instrumentation and assays
• Excellent communication skills; both verbal and written
• Ability to collaborate
• Assertiveness and independence, ability to self-motivate and work independently
• Detail-oriented, ability to aggregate data and results understanding how raw data support conclusions
• Excellent record management habits and fundamental understanding of documenting intellectual property
• Mechanical aptitude with technical and problem-solving skills
• Capacity to adapt with motivation to learn new concepts and techniques

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What we offer: With us, there are always opportunities to break new ground. We empower you to fulfil your ambitions, and our diverse businesses offer various career moves to seek new horizons. We trust you with responsibility early on and support you to draw your own career map that is responsive to your aspirations and priorities in life. Join us and bring your curiosity to life!

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