What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Research Scientist, Chemistry position at Beckman Coulter Life Sciences?
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The Staff Scientist is responsible for supporting the ongoing chemistry projects by carrying out organic synthesis of fluorescent dyes suitable for flow cytometry
This position reports to the Lead Chemist and is part of the Beckman Coulter Life Sciences Research group located in Miami, FL and will be an on-site role.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
- Work as part of a team towards the invention of novel fluorescent molecules, their synthesis, purification, and characterization of their physical, chemical, and functional properties for biological applications, including use as markers in flow cytometry
- Establish internal relationships and interacts with, reagent development groups to understand the current and future needs of the organization
- Work independently, actively publish results in per-reviewed journals, generate intellectual property filings that describe technologies and applications that will lead to an innovative and robust fluorescent dyes pipeline.
The essential requirements of the job include
- Ph.D. or MS in Organic chemistry or related field with 5 plus years of post-Ph.D. experience or 10 plus years of post-MS experience relevant to job requirements.
- Motivated self-starter with demonstrated problem solving skills and ability to deliver successful results, including publications, presentations, intellectual property generation.
- Perform research and synthetize and evaluate photophysical properties of dyes to demonstrate feasibility of new dye technologies and applications for cellular analysis. Experience and knowledge in FRET based systems
- Keep thorough records of experiments, analyze and present research results on meetings and in publications, track Research Project Plans
- Maintain scientific and industry awareness by reviewing literature, competitive IP filings, participating in meetings.
It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:
- multicolor flow cytometry and dye-antibody conjugations
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