Sr. Scientist, Microbiology

• Designs, plans, executes assigned project activities using established procedures and applying scientific knowledge and accumulated experience to complete projects involving manipulating human cell lines, microorganisms and/or other biological material.
• Act a project lead; effectively interface with multiple stakeholders and/or internal and external clients to establish timelines and deliverables and meet defined project goals. May work with other members to meet project deliverables.
• Ensures activities are consistent with project critical path and responds appropriately to changing priorities.
• Accurately and consistently records experimental methods, materials and results in electronic laboratory notebooks.
• Analyzes data, evaluates results, forms conclusions and implements/documents process improvements.
• Integrates previous and current results to determine next experimental steps and the impact of long-range project goals.
• Presents findings at group or departmental meetings. Applies advanced technical writing skills to produce reports and documents. May assist in preparing summaries, memos, internal reports, presentations, manuscripts, etc.
• Work involves troubleshooting and resolving difficult problems in creative ways. Takes a new perspective on existing solutions, exploring and implementing new concepts and methodologies
• Contributes to the definition and timely achievement of overall project goals, and resolves scientific problems encountered during experimental procedures to improve productivity of results
• Serves as a resource to other departments (e.g., Manufacturing/Operations, Quality, Marketing, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Studies, and International Technical Services), provides timely response and follow-ups. Participates in the expeditious transfer of products and technologies by providing scientific knowledge and assistance.

• Master’s/bachelor’s in molecular biology, Cellular Biology, or Microbiology with 5/7 years relevant industry experience.
• Hands-on work in the laboratory to culture various microorganisms is required.
• Experience culturing within an anaerobic chamber preferred
• Experience performing bacterial enumeration, MPN and identification with MALDI-TOF. Familiarity with microbial taxonomy and identification.
• Experience with ddPCR is a plus.
• Must be able to manually manipulate samples (plating, pipetting, labeling and vialing) on a routine basis.
• Must be able to work in a laboratory environment on a daily basis under BSL-2 laboratory conditions. May work a variety of infectious human material (HxV, pathogenic bacteria, engineered material, etc) and sample types (blood, serum, urine, stool etc).
• Must be able to work in a dynamic and collaborative team environment with multiple stakeholders across the organization.

• Flexibility with respect to projects, unique biological material handling requirements, and meeting client/organizational goals and expectations.
• Excellent analytical, problem solving, communication skills and strong data analysis skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced and cross-functional team.
• Good work ethic with a ‘can-do’ mentality and interest in approaching challenging questions with attention to details and independent, critical thinking.
• Able to grasp new concepts quickly.
• Advanced knowledge of LIMS software and eLN.
• Experience with ddPCR.
• Project Management experience.

Salary : $37 - $58