What are the responsibilities and job description for the Scientist III, Mass Spectrometry/Analyst, Discovery Neuroscience position at Planet Pharma?
23 Month Contract (May extend or convert to permanent)
$60/hour - $72/hour W2 (Depending on previous experience and education)
Top Requirements:
- Hands-on experience with mass spectrometry assays
- Experience developing quantitative assays using mass spectrometry
- Proficiency with tools such as MetaboAnalyst, Skyline, MaxQuant, Proteome Discoverer, EncyclopeDIA or similar.
Job Description:
- The Department of Neuroscience is seeking a bioanalytical scientist to join the MRL Discovery organization in West Point, PA.
- In this position, you will be responsible for developing mass spectrometry-based assays for use in preclinical drug development with a focus on neurodegenerative diseases with high unmet medical needs.
- Appointees will work within multidisciplinary teams focused on the discovery of novel drug targets and development of biomarkers for clinical translation supporting new therapeutics.
- Applicants should have expertise in development of quantitative mass spectrometry assays to support follow-on validation of discovery data for biomarker development.
Qualifications:
Education requirements:
- PhD with industry or academic experience or Master's with at least 2-3 years of industry experience.
Experience/skills required:
- Hands-on experience in the development and technical validation of quantitative LC-MS/MS assays using MRM/PRM acquisition
- Experience in data analyses covering relative to absolute quantification
- Expertise in sample processing and prefractionation across cell, tissue and fluid specimens
- Experienced in using automated liquid handling platforms
- Experience working collaboratively within cross-functional teams
- Self-motivated and resourceful with a demonstrated ability to generate robust and reproducible data in a timely manner
- Well-developed oral and written communication skills
Desired Competencies (Preferred / not required):
- Hands-on experience performing unbiased, quantitative discovery analyses with high resolution LC-MS instrumentation (i.e. DDA, DIA approaches using label-free or TMT quantification)
- Proficiency in data processing with tools such as MetaboAnalyst, Skyline, MaxQuant, Proteome Discoverer, EncyclopeDIA or similar.
- Mass spectrometry-based targeted quantitative lipid analyses or discovery lipidomics.
Salary : $60 - $72
