What are the responsibilities and job description for the Scientist position at HORIZON?
Job Title: Scientist
Location: Somerset NJ 08873
Duration: 6 Months Contract on W2 (Possible Extension)
- Develop and execute laboratory workplans/schedules independently, using customer milestones and Division/site performance standards and metrics
- Authors technical documents, such as protocols, test methods, text reports, certificates of analysis, and operating procedures
- Review technical documents for accuracy, thoroughness and compliance
- Trains, coaches or mentors others on technical, personal development or business issues
- Supervises technical staff, including work assignments and performance management
- Responsible as project director with responsibility for project outcome and customer interaction
- Executes efficiency improvement project with guidance
- Identifies and recommend business opportunities on a project specific basis
Knowledge/Skills Requirements:
- Maintain high quality laboratory documentation in accordance with applicable regulatory guidance and Site SOPs
- Ability to learn and retain technical information
- Proactively address work issues at both an individual level and a team level
- Develop and execute complex procedures or methods with high quality
- Becoming familiar with drug development milestones and their context
- Recognizes and elevates changes in project scope or execution for review by project director
- Able to prioritize and suggest alternatives or contingencies to achieve the correct technical solutions with most efficient resource utilization
- Propose deviations from established procedures and methods based upon sound judgment
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills with internal and external customers
- Supervisory skills are expected for Scientists with direct reports
- Can organize and manage teams chartered to address resolution of lab issues or special projects with general management guidance
- Can assess training needs and formulate development plans for subordinates
- Recognize unmet customer needs
- Can effectively back-up supervisor to address limited technical or business issues with prior instructions
- Strategy is focused on personal and team time management and efficiency
- Well organized with ability to multitask
- Ability to work effectively under pressure to meet deadlines
- May publish or present externally
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Work Location: In person
