Associate Research Scientist, Biopharma - (SDS-PAGE Western Blotting)

at  Thermo Fisher Scientific

JOB DESCRIPTION

At PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.
We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services.
Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Degree or equivalent in Chemistry or Biochemistry

In some cases an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience, will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role.

• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 5+ years).

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

• Knowledge of general chemistry, biochemistry techniques (SDS-PAGE, Western Blot, total protein by BCA or micro BCA assay, ELISA)
• Proven experience of method development of identity and purity assays by SDS-PAGE and Western Blot.
• Ideally experience in leading CMC studies for biopharmaceutical products including method validation
• Proficiency on technical operating systems (including Image Lab software)
• Proven problem solving and troubleshooting abilities
• Ability to independently perform root cause analysis for method investigations
• Proven ability in technical writing skills
• Time management and project management skills
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work in a collaborative work environment with a team
• Ability to train junior staff

• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 5+ years)