Senior Scientist

Title: Senior Scientist, Research Scientist III

Location: Irvine, Orange County, CA

Package: $130k to $145k USD

The Client:

JBAndrews are working with a growing companion diagnostics business as the bridge the gap between diagnostics and pharmaceuticals

Primary Job description:

Leads projects. Provides technical review, direction, and feedback to others. Conducts advanced research.

Core Job Responsibilities:

Design and conduct routine to complex experimental procedures within the overall scope of a research project and/or diagnostic test development project. Displays strong technical knowledge and expertise in molecular biology methods such as DNA/ RNA extractions, PCR, qRT-PCR, and sequencing. Experience with NGS and basic bioinformatics tools for NGS analysis is highly preferred.

Responsible for designing and troubleshooting experiments. Providing technical expertise and problem-solving. Responsible for implementing and maintaining the effectiveness of the quality system. Designs and conducts experiments, accomplishes established milestones and summarizes data, interprets results, and draws conclusions.

Recommends options for future experiments. Presents scientific data in internal and external meetings. Supervises or coaches lower-level scientists. Provides consultation to others on technical issues. Conducts meetings with external collaborators and clients. Prepares and present scientific reports and posters. Able to multitask and maintain several projects at one time.

Lab Safety

Participates in lab safety

Documentation

Appropriately documents experimental procedures and results according to established guidelines

Position Accountability / Scope

Contributes to project plan. Responsible for project completion

Qualifications

Minimum Education

• Ph.D. in biology, molecular biology, biochemistry or genetics

Minimum Experience / Training Required

3-5 years of relevant research experience or industrial experience

Job Type

Full-time