Senior Research Associate / Ph.D. Scientist

The ideal candidate will have worked at the bench in a busy, multifaceted translational medicine department and/or biotech/pharmaceutical company with exposure to a variety of different antibodies, assay formats and specimens including human and animal cells and tissues. Exposure to working with general histology laboratory techniques such paraffin-embedded tissue sectioning and tissue microarray (TMA) preparation is preferred.

Qualifications:

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B.S. / M.S. and/or Ph.D.Exposure to and/or worked in clinical-type laboratories where regulatory and standardization protocols were utilized.
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Must be detail oriented and well organized.
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A basic clinical knowledge and vocabulary is required.
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Well versed in basic computer programs including Word and Excel to manipulate spreadsheet data.

Responsibilities:

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Performing daily immunofluorescent (IF) multiplex testing in the commercial laboratory.
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Testing and validating antibodies, fluorescent probes and master mixes used in our immunofluorescent testing.
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Maintaining inventories and forecasting use of antibody and IF probes.
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The candidate will be responsible for basic user preventative maintenance of robotic staining equipment as well as performing validation and verification of new equipment.
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Working with the laboratory manager in trouble shooting and process improvement of IF testing.
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Working with the Chief Scientific Officer in the research development of new tests.