Associate Scientist - Clinical Pathology

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Job Responsibilities:

• Complies with safety regulations, standard operating procedures (SOPs), GLP guidelines, and study protocols; independently drafts or revises SOPs.
• Performs basic and specialized testing of preclinical animal specimens for clinical chemistry, hematology, coagulation and urine analyses; processes samples; manual microscopic review of blood smears and urine sediment preparations, as needed; enters data into spreadsheets and proofreads data entries, tables, and reports for accuracy against source data.
• Independently operates, calibrates, maintains, and troubleshoots routine analytical instruments and equipment; with minimal assistance, operates and maintains specialized equipment (e.g. flow cytometer, immunoassay plate readers, etc.); documents corrective action; serves as a principal operator; proactively recognizes analytical problems and takes appropriate action.
• Maintains QC systems for analytical instruments and specific assays; recommends and documents QC corrective actions.
• Inventories laboratory supplies/reagents; if a principal operator, serves as vendor contact for that instrument; organizes clinical pathology study specimens and study files for archival.
• Serves as a principal investigator to verify new analytical instruments and assays as assigned by supervisor and in partnership with the department veterinary clinical pathologist; with minimal assistance, performs and documents method-development experiments.
• Stays current in the field of Clinical Pathology through regular review of literature and participation in professional laboratory organizations and meetings. Identifies/communicates new technical information.

Minimal knowledge base/skill set requirements:

• B.S./B.A. with a minimum of 2-4 years relevant experience or M.S. with a minimum of 1-2 years experience in a clinical pathology laboratory.
• MLS(ASCP) certification is required; MT(ASCP) certification is preferred.
• Experience using basic and advanced computer programs and laboratory data collection systems is preferred.
• Experience with operation of clinical chemistry, hematology, coagulation, and/or urine analyzers as well as microscopy of peripheral blood and urine samples is required; experience with microscopy of animal samples is preferred.  Experience performing ELISA and MSD immunoassays a plus.
• Excellent communication skills, proactive mindset, a committed team-player, and a genuine desire to contribute to the drug develop efforts of BMS.

If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn’t perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.

Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers
With a single vision as inspiring as “Transforming patients’ lives through science™ ”, every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in an inclusive culture, promoting diversity in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

On-site Protocol

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Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.

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