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Senior Scientist – Assay Development
| Company | Werfen |
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| Location | San Diego, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $120000 – $145000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s, PhD |
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| Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and completion of a Ph.D. degree in a scientific discipline, or equivalent
- Minimum of five (5) years previous medical research experience required
- Must be able to work with advanced techniques, to modify and/or extend theory and practices
- Excellent technical writing and documentation, communication, interpersonal, analytical, and presentation skills are essential
- Computer literacy required; knowledge of Microsoft Office (including extensive Excel skills) and experience with large enterprise resource planning (ERP) and electronic data management systems required
- Ability to be flexible and to think creatively to problem solve and develop products is essential
Responsibilities
- Coordinate and complete research and development assignments; make sound technical judgments and suggestions
- Schedule and prepare work in relation to general program schedule
- Test and evaluate work; confer with senior staff as needed
- Applies scientific method and experimental design in problem solving
- Uses scientific expertise to provide solutions to a broad range of difficult problems, solutions should be thorough and practical
- Maintains accurate, precise, and legible laboratory notebooks
- Writes reports and technical summaries
- Prepare technical reports and documentation
- Provide recommendations for new product development; work to see recommendations through to completion
- Maintain accurate in-depth knowledge of the scientific principles; keep current on new industry developments
- Contribute to scientific discussions pertinent to the Company’s products and developmental goals
- Prepare scientific reports for publications in peer reviewed journals
- Provide advance technical support to Manufacturing and Technical Services as required
- Ensure and maintain compliance with the Company’s quality system requirements through training and adherence to policies, procedures, and processes
- May be responsible for representing the Company to outside vendors/suppliers, etc.
- Other duties and/or projects as assigned
Preferred Qualifications
No preferred qualifications provided.
