What are the responsibilities and job description for the Scientist II, Molecular Biology position at VARITE INC?
Job Description:
Shift: 8-5 M-F
Temp to Hire Position - Potential
Duration of Assignment: 1 year
Location: Austin, TX
Required responsibilities:
Skills and attributes:
Knowledge, Skills, and Experience
Shift: 8-5 M-F
Temp to Hire Position - Potential
Duration of Assignment: 1 year
Location: Austin, TX
Required responsibilities:
- The individual will work with R&D on product development, and analytical validation workflows.
- Will apply technical knowledge to develop design verification and validation test methods kits/reagents/instruments/workflows for nucleic acid purification from plasma, cell culture media and FFPE samples.
- Modify experimental procedures to suit the particular needs of experiments
- •Develop a hypothesis and then design the necessary set of experiments to test the hypothesis with limited guidance
- Analyze the data derived and explain the outcome of their experiments
- Maintain accurate and detailed lab notebooks and appropriate documentation based on the scientific method enabling other scientists to reproduce their experiments
- Prepares regular reports documenting experiments
- Presents research data and conclusions in 10–30-minute sessions
- Ability to read a scientific paper, reproduce the experiments described and understand the conclusions
- Complete lab compliance activities
Skills and attributes:
- Strong laboratory and technical hands-on skills required.
- Pipet and perform procedures reproducibly.
- Perform a dilution series to create a standard curve.
- Perform lab calculations needed to make solutions from powder or from stock.
- Operate basic lab equipment such as computers, centrifuges, quantitation instruments, Agilent Bioanalyzer, PCR, real-time qPCR instruments, plate readers etc.
- Routine experience with most common molecular procedures such as nucleic acid isolation, endpoint PCR, real-time PCR.
- Mammalian cell culture experience is a must have experience for this position.
- Technical expertise in molecular biology and standard analytical QC assays. Specifically, automated and manual nucleic acid isolation techniques, qPCR, dPCR, and NGS using Applied Biosystems and *** instrumentation: Kingfisher Magnetic Particle Handlers, Quantstudios, Ion Torrent, Nanodrop, Qubit, etc.
- Must have Mammalian cell culture experience.
- Experience with statistically based plan development, power, test method development, data-driven decision-making, statistical analysis (JMP), DOE, and design-focused six sigma experience
- Experience in an IVD development environment.
- Experience writing and implementing quality focused procedures.
- Experience working with BSL2 sample types in BSL2 lab setting.
- Good writing & presentation skills
- Works well in a team setting, flexible, highly collaborative, ready to learn, and always willing to help others
- Capable of multi-tasking and ensure timely completion and execution of tasks
- Self-motivated, detail oriented, proactive, organized, diligent, and flexible
- Shows initiative by taking on new tasks, beyond what is generally expected
- Generates ideas to improve current processes
Knowledge, Skills, and Experience
- Bachelors or Master's degree in Biological Science, chemistry, biochemistry, biomedical engineering or related field.
- At least 3-5 years laboratory experience in either academic or industry setting. Industrial experience in Next Generation Sequencing environment a plus. Regulated background experience a plus.
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word, Excel, Powerpoint
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