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Early Research & Development Scientist

Planet Pharma
Tucson, AZ Contractor
POSTED ON 4/13/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/18/2027
Target Pay Rate: 42-47/hr **salary will be commensurate with experience

Key Responsibilities

  • Initiate, direct, and execute scientific research, product early development, and manufacturing process strategies to support new and existing products.
  • Investigate the feasibility of applying scientific principles and concepts to potential inventions and problems in the pathology lab assay space.
  • Plan and execute laboratory research utilizing thorough technical and theoretical understanding of numerous techniques.
  • Developing new formulations for staining, data analysis, creative applications of AI tools as part of the Research Staining Technology Team.
  • Analyze data, evaluate results, form conclusions, and implement process or document improvements.
  • Prepare technical reports, summaries, protocols, and quantitative analyses.
  • Present and discuss experiment results within the department and project team.
  • Participate in the development of patent applications and efforts to define new components, products, or processes.
  • Serve as an in-house and outside consultant, potentially advising top management or acting as a corporate scientific affairs spokesperson.
  • Ensure complete and accurate laboratory documentation and electronic files, and adhere to company policies for GMP, GLP, and Design Control.

Required Lab Work & Skills

  • Participate in cell culture experiments and maintain live cell cultures.
  • Apply advanced scientific knowledge to projects and utilize Design of Experiments (DOE) where appropriate.

Preferred Experience/Skills

  • Previous experience in tissue diagnostics, including immunohistochemistry in a pathology lab environment.
  • Knowledge of or experience in primary stains and special stains.
  • Experience with Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN).
  • Familiarity with SAFe Agile methodologies.
  • Image analysis programming experience/scanning of images.
  • Experience with Digital Pathology.
  • Tissue culture, specifically spheroid and organoid models.

Education Requirements

  • Entry-level Ph.D.
  • Master’s degree with 3 years of experience

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