What are the responsibilities and job description for the Research Associate I - CDx Pharma Services - Assay Development position at Planet Pharma?
Target Pay Rate: 20-27/hr **salary will be commensurate with experience
Position Overview
The Research Associate I will join an independent team within the PHCS group focused on developing early-phase assays prior to transferring them to CAP/CLIA-certified laboratories for clinical trials. This entry-level role supports laboratory experimentation, scientific activities, manufacturing procedures, and computational data processing.
Key Responsibilities
Position Overview
The Research Associate I will join an independent team within the PHCS group focused on developing early-phase assays prior to transferring them to CAP/CLIA-certified laboratories for clinical trials. This entry-level role supports laboratory experimentation, scientific activities, manufacturing procedures, and computational data processing.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct research, development, and manufacturing laboratory experimentation and other scientific activities to support projects.
- Exercise technical expertise and discretion in the design, execution, and interpretation of experiments that contribute to project strategies.
- Prepare technical reports, summaries, protocols, and quantitative analyses.
- Present and discuss results of experiments within the department and project team.
- Maintain a high level of professional expertise through familiarity with scientific literature, with opportunities to participate in conferences and professional societies.
- Follow company policies and procedures for GMP, GLP, Design Control, and other regulatory standards as appropriate.
- Maintain complete and accurate laboratory documentation and electronic files.
- Act as principal investigator in conducting own experiments as required.
- Assist team members with basic computational biology tasks, including executing scripts and reading code to distribute workload demands.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant scientific field.
- Experience: 0 to 2 years of relevant laboratory or industry experience.
- Customer Service Experience: Demonstrated customer-facing experience (e.g., retail, restaurant, or service industry) to effectively manage client interactions and challenging situations.
- Basic computational biology skills, including familiarity with reading code and running scripts.
- Candidates possessing a Master's degree, PhD, or more than 2 years of relevant experience are considered overqualified for this position.