Senior Research Associate

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A healthier future. It's what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come. Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love. That's what makes us Roche.

Diagnostics are an integral part of decision-making along every step of a person's health, wellness and disease journey. A diagnostic test alone can help clinicians change the course of someone's healthcare experience - and their life. We are a healthcare pioneer and the industry's global leader in in-vitro diagnostics, our Diagnostics Division pushes boundaries and challenges the status quo to redefine what's possible. Our commitment to research and development means we can bring to the market integrated solutions in diagnostic testing, laboratory efficiency, healthcare digitalisation and decision support tools and software. Our products deliver increasingly precise information to help save lives, prevent or control the risk of infection and monitor treatment effectiveness.

The Opportunity
Responsible for conducting research, development and manufacturing laboratory experimentation and other scientific activities to support Ventana projects. Exercises technical expertise and discretion in the design, execution and interpretation of experiments that contribute to project strategies. Prepares technical reports, summaries, protocols and quantitative analyses. Presents and discusses results of experiments within department and project team. Maintains high level of professional expertise through familiarity with scientific literature and may participate in conferences and professional societies. Follows company policies and procedures for GMP, GLP, Design Control and others as appropriate. Maintains complete and accurate laboratory documentation and electronic files. May act as principal investigator in conducting own experiments.

*Exercises independent judgment in developing methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.

*Executes bench experiments; makes detailed and general observations and analyzes data.

*Prepares technical reports, summaries, quantitative analyses and maintains complete and accurate records.

*Acts independently for developing methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.

*Identifies and implements improvements to work processes and laboratory environment.

* Recognizes and documents activities for publication and/or patent potential.

*Works on extremely complex problems in which analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangible variables.

*Participates or leads cross functional technical teams such as a failure investigation or core team.

*Works well in a team environment by being a productive project team member, suggesting creative solutions to problems and providing input to project planning.

*Trains others in areas of expertise, may supervise lower level personnel and laboratory operations.

*Troubleshoots problems and institutes corrective action.

*Prepares and presents experimental procedures and results in group and project teams.

*Monitors work to ensure quality, and continuously promote Quality First Time.

Who You Are:

• Bachelor's Degree in Science

• 6 or more years of relevant experience or 1 or more years relevant experience with a Masters degree

Preferred Qualifications:

• Wide range of experimental techniques and skilled in their applications.

• Can Act independently to determine methods and procedures on new assignments.

• Capable with searching scientific literature to gain general and specific information.

• Skilled with use of word processing, spreadsheets, graphical and presentation.

Relocation benefits are not available for this job posting.

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of Tucson, AZ is $68,300 - $126,800. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law. A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance. This position also qualifies for the benefits detailed at the link provided below.
Benefits

At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we've become one of the world's leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.

Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. (Ventana), a member of the Roche Group, innovates and manufactures instruments and reagents that automate tissue processing and slide staining for cancer diagnostics. Our integrated staining, workflow management and digital pathology solutions optimize laboratory efficiency to reduce errors and support diagnosis for pathology professionals. Together with Roche, Ventana is driving personalized healthcare through accelerated drug discovery and companion diagnostics.

Roche is an equal opportunity employer and strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination based upon an individual's race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, mental/physical disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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