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Scientist II

Pleasanton, CA 94588

Posted: 08/06/2024 Employment Type: Contract Industry: Medical Affairs Job Number: 11826 Pay Rate: $32.00 - $44.00 Remote Friendly: Onsite

Job Description

Our client develops, manufactures and supplies a wide array of innovative medical diagnostic products, services, tests, platforms and technologies.

Role Overview:

Seeking a qualified and highly motivated individual for the role of Scientist II in Biospecimen Management to support Culture Collection and Panel production activities. The Biospecimen Acquisition and Management function is a centralized service function which supports the acquisition, characterization, and management of biological materials, as well as build of select panels for clinical research and cultivation and characterization of various Microorganisms and Mammalian cell lines.  The Scientist II will facilitate the daily operations associated with fulfilling service requests for Culture Collection and panel activities, while providing best-in-class simple biological solutions to customers to drive innovation within the organization.

Specific Responsibilities:
  • Under minimal supervision, executes assigned project activities using established procedures and applying scientific knowledge and accumulated experience to complete projects involving manipulating human cell lines, microorganism and/or other biological material.
  • Perform standard microbiological techniques to culture diverse bacterial isolates under aerobic and anaerobic conditions for banking and delivery to clients.
  • Responsible for maintaining and optimizing the growth of diverse microbes under various conditions.
  • Makes recommendations to resolve problems encountered while performing procedures.
  • Receives general direction; plans and executes own work. May act as a project lead.
  • Maintains an effective scientific knowledge base and effectively uses broad scientific concepts to resolve problems of moderate scope and complexity.
  • Analyzes alternative approaches to solve problems or develop new perspectives on existing solutions.
  • Responsible for the accuracy, quality, and timeliness of all assigned projects, tasks and related activities.
  • Summarizes experimental results, and reviews conclusions with supervisor/project leader, and may communicate the results of experiments in the form of reports and presentations.
  • Accountable for electronic records management and use of validated systems ensuring information is recorded in a timely manner, accurately and consistently.
  • Performs work according to established internal safety guidelines and procedures, and as specified by appropriate external regulatory agencies (e.g., OSHA).
  • Participates in routine lab maintenance, lab safety, ISO, and QSR implementation.

Job Requirements

Position Requirements & Experience:
  • Bachelors degree in Molecular Biology, Cellular Biology, or Microbiology or related field and 4+ years of relevant experience.
  • Masters Degree in Molecular Biology, Cellular Biology, or Microbiology or related field and 2+ years of relevant experience.
  • Experience with aseptic techniques and bacterial or cell culture.
  • Experience culturing within and anaerobic chamber preferred.
  • Experience performing bacterial enumeration, MPN and identification with MALDI-TOF. Familiarity with microbial taxonomy and identification.
  • 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, or 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.
  • Understanding of good laboratory, data and documentation practices.
  • Ability to plan work and determine next steps within the contexts of an overall project.
  • Competent with Microsoft Office and Google applications
  • Experience with LIMS software, eLN and JMP (Preferred).
  • Client facing experience is a plus.

Meet Your Recruiter

Jay Hite
Recruiter, Account Manager

As a Recruiter at Compass, Jay enjoys meeting job seekers and helping them to find new and exciting opportunities. He enjoys the process of getting to know candidates and learning all about their experience and what their future goals are. Jay feels the excitement of his candidates and is passionate about helping to find a fit both culturally and professionally. 

When Jay isn’t working, he enjoys bike rides, trying out new foods, tequila tasting and watching movies.  

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