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Job Description:
Job Roles & Responsibilities:

• This individual must independently generate accurate, reliable, and reproducible data in a timely manner.
• The individual must be highly motivated and possess a fundamental understanding of good laboratory practices with the ability to quickly learn and apply various analytical techniques such as chromatography, mass spectrometry, and wet chemical techniques.

Responsibilities:

• Management of laboratory consumables, solvents ordering, sample inventory, and other general laboratory maintenance responsibilities.
• Performing biological incubations of drug molecules, purification of biological samples, optimization of LCMS methods, and analysis of LCMS data.
• Planning and performing routine tasks competently and independently within a timely fashion and generating reliable and consistent results.
• Documentation of experimental activities and results using electronic data acquisition and management systems.
• Analyze and critique results, noting significant deviations from the expected results.
• Learn and understand new experimental techniques with a curiosity to apply them for unique project / assignment requirements.
• Demonstrate skill in multiple techniques and appropriately modify protocols, as required, to suit the changing needs of research or development sciences.
• Impact projects predominantly through lab activities.
• Understand and adhere to corporate standards regarding code of conduct, safety, appropriate handling of materials, controlled drugs, and radioactive compounds.

Key Leadership Competencies:

• Builds strong relationships with peers and cross-functionally with partners outside of team to enable higher performance.
• Learns fast, grasps the essence”, and can change course quickly where indicated.
• Raises the bar and is never satisfied with the status quo.
• Creates a learning environment, open to suggestions and experimentation for improvement.
• Embraces the ideas of others, nurtures innovation and manages innovation to reality.

What are the top 5 skills/requirements this person is required have?

• Required Skill 1: Chemistry or Life Sciences Wet Lab Experience
• Required Skill 2: Mass Spectrometry
• Required Skill 3: Liquid Chromatography

What years of experience, education, and/or certification is required?

• BS in Chemistry or Life Sciences, 2-5 years lab experience or master’s degree.

What is a nice to have (but not required) regarding skills, requirements, experience, education, or certification?

• Industry experience, Pharma experience, lab management/organizational skills.

What is the environment that this person will be working in (i.e. group setting vs individual role)?

• Conducting wet lab and LCMS experiments as an individual role, working with a group to manage and organize lab supplies and samples.

Other notable details about the environment from the hiring manager about this role:

• Looking for someone who is available to start ASAP. It is rare to find a candidate who has all the skills we are looking for, so we are hoping to find someone who can learn new skills quickly and communicate well in a new group.

What positions/background experience do you feel are successful in this role:

• Analyst or wet lab scientist in Chemistry or Life Sciences