The Scientific Affairs team provides technical and scientific guidance for pharma quality control industry projects that support or improve existing products, methods or techniques. The primary mission drivers for this team are to DEFEND, GROW, and DISCOVER using voice of customer. These missions are delivered through advocacy, scientific engagement, education, and scientific content.

The Associate Staff Scientist's responsibility will be to contribute technical expertise to the conceptualization, design and execution of high quality studies that will generate the necessary data to drive the department missions.

Responsibilities:

• Assures good product development/support/continuous improvement by optimizing the use of technical resources in alignment with departmental goals.
• Helps to plan and design experiments using DOE and other advanced methodologies as appropriate based on project needs. Interprets results and draws conclusions to continue the work or adapts design following correct design controls.
• Ability to analyze data, draw sound conclusions and make recommendations
• Communicates technical information internally and externally within the scientific community in order to benefit the company and its customers
• Assists in writing marketing white papers and scientific publications, including posters at conferences and publications in peer reviewed journals. May be asked to present at local and international scientific conferences.
• Contributes to continuous improvement initiatives

Studies and Experience:

• Degree in Microbiology, Biology, Molecular Biology or related field with:
  • Ph.D. + 2 years of relevant experience
  • M.S. + 3/5 years of relevant experience
  • B.S. + 5/10 years of relevant experience
• Pharmaceutical or clinical microbiology education and/or lab experience
• Experience with experimental design, design controls, and statistical analysis

Skills and Qualifications:

• Scientific curiosity, creativity and flexibility are the keys of success for this position
• Strong laboratory skills and preferably pharmaceutical/industrial microbiology
• Knowledge of technologies outside traditional microbiology (i.e. solid phase cytometry, respiration, molecular biology)
• Versatile, self-starter, with demonstrated ability to learn and work independently
• Strong and diverse scientific experience
• Enjoys working hands-on in the laboratory
• Excellent problem solving skills and decision making ability
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to write project reports and present to scientific meetings and customers