Early Research & Development Scientist

Target Pay Rate:

• salary will be commensurate with experience Key Responsibilities
• -Initiate, direct, and execute scientific research, product early development, and manufacturing process strategies to support new and existing products.
• -Investigate the feasibility of applying scientific principles and concepts to potential inventions and problems in the pathology lab assay space.
• -Plan and execute laboratory research utilizing thorough technical and theoretical understanding of numerous techniques.
• -Developing new formulations for staining, data analysis, creative applications of AI tools as part of the Research Staining Technology Team.
• -Analyze data, evaluate results, form conclusions, and implement process or document improvements.
• -Prepare technical reports, summaries, protocols, and quantitative analyses.
• -Present and discuss experiment results within the department and project team.
• -Participate in the development of patent applications and efforts to define new components, products, or processes.
• -Serve as an in-house and outside consultant, potentially advising top management or acting as a corporate scientific affairs spokesperson.
• -Ensure complete and accurate laboratory documentation and electronic files, and adhere to company policies for GMP, GLP, and Design Control. Required Lab Work & Skills
• -Participate in cell culture experiments and maintain live cell cultures.
• -Apply advanced scientific knowledge to projects and utilize Design of Experiments (DOE) where appropriate. Preferred Experience/Skills
• -Previous experience in tissue diagnostics, including immunohistochemistry in a pathology lab environment.
• -Knowledge of or experience in primary stains and special stains.
• -Experience with Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN).
• -Familiarity with SAFe Agile methodologies.
• -Image analysis programming experience/scanning of images.
• -Experience with Digital Pathology.
• -Tissue culture, specifically spheroid and organoid models. Education Requirements
• -Entry-level Ph.D.
• -Master’s degree with 3+ years of experience