Scientist - Assay Development

at  Vital Biosciences Inc

ABOUT YOU:

You are a passionate and creative scientist who is proficient in the planning and execution of experiments, maintaining equipment, preparing high-quality reagents and buffers, and performing various molecular biology and biochemistry laboratory techniques. You enjoy playing a critical role in a fast-paced lab environment and do not shy away from bench work to troubleshoot and optimize our next-generation assays. You are eager to actively contribute to our product development direction and present novel procedural and scientific concepts that will positively impact all aspects of the Vital ecosystem.

• Develop, optimize and validate new assays for our diagnostic product pipeline
• Design, execute, and meticulously document experiments
• Analyze clinical samples for assay verification and validation
• Tap into various resources to support experimental design
• Help the team develop and achieve goals to meet ambitious timelines
• Construct, modify, and follow standard operating procedures in direct collaboration with the development team
• Transfer methods to other internal or external partners and support collaborations through defensible result production and QC procedures
• Manage multiple tasks and changing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Author, review, and hone our standard operating procedures (SOPs) to improve quality and accelerate our assay pipeline
• Be actively involved in laboratory management including inventory management and supply chain responsibilities
• Partner closely to provide assay development support to our research, manufacturing science, downstream formulation, and engineering teams to achieve performance requirements
• Communicate effectively with peers and leadership to support decision-making, including summarizing results in reports and presentations
• Contribute to departmental strategies and provide input on lab requirements and improvements