What are the responsibilities and job description for the Bioanalyst position at Pace® Life Sciences?
Pace® Life Sciences
Pace® makes the world a safer, healthier place. We advance the science of our pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical customers through the drug development process, from early-phase R&D through clinical trials and GMP commercial product support. For customers with in-house manufacturing and labs, Pace® provides professional services to support their operations.
Job Description
Description:
This candidate will be responsible for performing protein purification, analytics and application development to support biopharmaceutical filtration devices. These analyses include protein quantification, dynamic binding capacity and more. In addition the candidate will be supporting the development of new applications of current filtration products.
Responsibilities:
- General laboratory activities and instrumentation including: pipetting, preparation of solutions/samples/media, and operation of pH meters, autoclaves and analytical balances
- Characterize filtration media following documented SOPs and established test methods such as filter binding capacity, total organic carbon (TOC), total nitrogen (TN), charge capacity and microbial retention
- Complete a variety of bioassays including Protein purification, Host Cell Protein quantification, DNA quantification, mAb purification/quantification, ELISAs, qPCR/ddPCR, etc.
- Assist with the development of new applications for existing products using all previously described tests
- Assist with the validation of bioassay test methods
- May work with microbial and bacteriophage samples and challenges
- Possibly support all stages of the mammalian cell culture process including maintenance, transfection, etc. at flask and bioreactor levels
- General laboratory upkeep and supplies maintenance
Requirements:
- B.S. in molecular biology, biochemistry, chemistry or related science
- Good deductive reasoning and analytical approach to problem solving
- Able to handle multiple projects concurrently, self-motivated, and results driven
- Able to communicate effectively
Additional Information
Benefits
80 hrs of paid vacation per year, 7 paid holidays per year, 2 floating holidays per year (prorated based on start date), 40 hrs paid sick time per year, paid bereavement leave (days based on relation to the employee), 8 hrs paid volunteer time per year, parental leave, medical, dental, vision, voluntary short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, voluntary supplemental life insurance, traditional 401k and ROTH 401k with a company match, HSA, FSA, employee referral bonus, employee assistance program, tuition reimbursement program, employee recognition program, voluntary ID theft coverage, voluntary legal coverage, voluntary accident insurance, voluntary hospital indemnity insurance, and voluntary critical illness insurance.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Pace® provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, creed, color, religion, genetics, protected veteran status, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Work Schedule Mon-Fri, 8:00am-5:00pm
