Associate Engineer, Assay Development
Povzetek delovnega mesta
As an Associate Engineer of Assay Development, you will play a crucial role in the design, development, and optimization of assays for various applications. You will work closely with a multidisciplinary team of scientists and engineers to ensure the successful execution of projects. Your contributions will directly impact our mission to deliver high-quality and reliable assay solutions.
Qualifications:
- B.S. in Biochemistry or a related field
- 2+ years of applicable analytical lab experience.
- Strong understanding of assay design principles and techniques.
- Proficiency in data analysis and interpretation.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Responsibilities:
- Provide assay support to our fermentation, downstream recovery, and formulation groups using existing high throughput methods.
- With guidance, develop and/or improve automated high throughput assay methods, ensuring robustness and reproducibility.
- Lab support, including equipment troubleshooting and scheduling routine service.
- Maintain detailed and accurate documentation of experimental procedures and results.
- Occasional presentation of data to project stakeholders.
Preferred Skillset:
- Knowledge and experience with the automation and high-throughput screening technologies.
- Experience using new equipment or technologies to increase assay efficiency and reliability.
- Strong understanding of how to develop and troubleshoot liquid handling methods.
- Ability to interpret ambiguous data and perform corrective action when necessary.
- Up to date on current industry trends and advancements in assay technologies.
Technical Expertise / Knowledge / Problem Solving:
- Develops and executes routine experiments, investigations and work tasks based on past results and under the direction of a supervisor.
- Understands basic scientific principles involved in lab experiments and develops experiments based on past results.
- Collects experimental data and documents results.
- Prioritization of multiple assignments is done by supervisor.
Scientific and Engineering Methodologies:
- Generates fundamental understanding of materials, equipment, technologies, production processes.
- Utilizes equipment, instrumentation or computer applications to generate data.
- Recognizes unexpected or erroneous results.
Business, Competitor, Market and Customer Expertise and Impact:
- Understands short-term business objectives of current assignment. Aware of customers and their importance in achieving goals.
Intellectual Property and Documentation:
- Effectively manages confidential information and provides input for Research Reports and Invention Disclosures.
Communication:
- Effectively communicates results of short term tasks or projects to supervisor. Effectively communicates with team.
Collaborative Leadership:
- Understands role within the work group.
- Interacts with colleagues within team to understand objectives/complete work in the required time frame.
- Submits requests and provides direction to service personnel.
IFF Culture, Ethics and EH&S:
- Participates in safety reviews.
- Makes suggestions when there is an issue.
- Consistently demonstrates the highest standards of IFF culture and values.
Plačni razredi: $80,300.00 - $120,500.00
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