Job Description
Ridgefield, CT
Contract Duration: 12-36 months
Rate: Negotiable
Responsibilities:
- Excellent employment opportunity for a Scientist III Stem cell-derived chronic kidney disease models in the Ridgefield, CT area.
- Scientist III Stem cell-derived chronic kidney disease models
- Initiates and completes routine in vitro studies in an independent, efficient, and timely manner, without supervision.
- Interprets the outcome of those experiments and proposes appropriate follow-up independently; troubleshoots effectively.
- Designs and executes non-routine cell-based in vitro and biochemical assays based on literature analyses; conducts exploratory experiments with minimal supervision.
- Independently applies basic scientific principles, performs literature searches and extracts relevant information from literature and published protocols, attends scientific meetings, and keeps abreast of literature in own field.
- Independently operates and is responsible for lab equipment and maintenance; troubleshoots effectively.
- Proposes new experiments/technologies based on science as well as overall understanding of drug discovery/development process; Demonstrates expertise in field and contributes to training technicians and junior level scientists
- Communicates and defends their own work in the context of team and department goals effectively both orally and in writing; writes protocols, procedures, and technical reports; provides input for scientific reports.
- Reports and treats data with a high level of integrity and ethics.
- Maintains accurate and up-to-date electronic lab notebooks.
- Complies with applicable regulations, performing all work in a safe and compliant manner; maintaining proper records in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures and policies.
- This role includes a recurring commitment of approximately 2-4 hours each weekend to support business operations.
- Scheduling is flexible and can typically be completed at a time that works best for the employee.
Experience:
- Master's Degree with 3+ years' experience in related scientific discipline or Bachelor's Degree with 7+ years' experience in related scientific discipline or equivalent experience in related field; pharmaceutical, biotechnology or CRO experience is highly desirable; non-PhD applicant required.
- Supplemental technical courses in area of expertise
- Ability to operate laboratory equipment with independence
- Ability to draft technical reports
- Demonstrate written and verbal communication skills
- Concise and accurate reporting of technical data and interpretation thereof
- Proven problem-solving ability
- Able to act for supervisor in his/her absence
- Appropriate level of understanding of applicable regulations
- Experience in aseptic mammalian tissue culture techniques and basic molecular biology techniques including nucleic acid extraction, RT-PCR, Western Blot, ELISA, transfection is required.
- Experimental design, execution, and interpretation in these areas will be required.
- Experience in human pluripotent stem cell culture is desired.
- Proven problem-solving ability and eagerness to learn.
- Ability to evaluate new technologies and assist in incorporating them into our research.
- Written and verbal communication skills: concise and accurate reporting of technical data and information
- Proficiency with computers and data analysis software such as Microsoft Excel and GraphPad Prism.
- Ability and willingness to work effectively in a highly collaborative environment.
Job Tags
Contract work, Flexible hours, Weekend work