Associate Researcher (IVD)

Job Details:

Research Associate I in Irvine, CA

06 Months Contract to hire

General Shift

Job Summary:

The Research Associate I will support immunodiagnostic assay development following the product development process. S/he will work under the direction of the Research Scientist’s guidance to execute daily experiments, analyze data sets, write protocols/documents, and generate reports.

Job Responsibilities:

• Executes assay verification and validation with the team.

• Participates in projects for Biomarker/IVD assay development in various disease areas.

• Ensures quality in work, such as raw data records being accurate, complete, and in

appropriate order, and meeting protocol and SOP specifications and GLP requirements.

• Assists with the establishment of protocols and procedures.

• Executes the evaluation and qualification of materials following established protocols and procedures.

• Assists with identifying needs and sourcing of materials, samples, and other critical

materials, as well as supplies.

• Participates in daily lab operation duties

• Executes other assignments by upper management as needed.

Education

• BS in biology, biochemistry, bioengineering, chemistry, or science/engineering-related disciplines

Experience

• Minimum 1 year of industry experience in IVD immunodiagnostics fields, or other related diagnostic fields.
• Experience with ELISA, antibody/antigen selection and conjugation, protein purification, SDS-PAGE, Western blot, etc. is a plus.

Requirement:

• Must be willing to handle human whole-blood, plasma, and/or serum samples.

Preferred Skills:

• Hands-on experience with biochemistry laboratory tasks
• Excellent organizational skills along with strong written and oral communication skills
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other applications
• Familiarity with immunoassays or automated instruments is a plus
• Experience writing, reviewing, and executing standard operating procedures, protocols, and reports is a plus
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment
• Good collaborative skills within a dynamic team