Sr. Scientist

Title:

Sr. Scientist

Location:

La Jolla CA 92037

Duration: 3+ Months contract

Shift Details: 09 AM - 05:00 PM

Diverse ideas, perspectives, and expertise allow us to create life-changing solutions that help people live healthier lives. In 150 countries and with businesses spanning nutrition, diagnostics, medical devices, and branded generic pharmaceuticals, offers you enormous opportunities to explore your interests and help you achieve your career and personal goals.

As a Sr Research Scientist Contractor, you’ll have the chance to lead verification and validation studies for innovative NGS-based multi-cancer early detection solutions that improve clinical test access, quality, and performance for patients. This position involves independently making detailed observations, analyzing data, interpreting results and providing insights into the next steps and direction of the project, as well as independently determining methods and procedures on new assignments or projects.

Include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Lead select verification and validation studies to support molecular test product launch in CAP/CLIA clinical laboratory and regulatory submission, including but not limited to: PMA (Pre-market approval) and IDE (Investigational Device Exemption)
• Lead cross-functional study design discussion for the study you own, working closely with multiple departments such as biostatistics, bioinformatics, regulatory, medical director, quality and clinical lab operations
• Independently develop, plan, and analyze results of bench level experiments within several product or technology areas; effectively present and clearly communicate findings at data meetings, group meetings and project team meetings.
• Analyze research/experimental data, interpret the results, and provide insights into the next steps and the direction of the project.
• Independently develop methods and procedures for new assignments/study/experiments.
• Provide technical guidance to junior scientists in project teams.
• Operate scientific instrumentation related to performance of duties and notify appropriate personnel of any problems.
• Effectively determine, utilize, and apply methods or technologies and provide ideas for new techniques, when appropriate.
• Maintain knowledge of technological industry developments that could assist in completion of an assignment or aid in the development of new processes or procedures.
• Provide technical input and participate in decisions affecting project planning and experimental design.
• Prepare and provide information and data for scientific abstracts/conferences/project meetings/publication.
• Generate, document, and communicate development plans for critical aspects of a project.
• Develop research plans and experimental outlines to write experimental protocols and perform laboratory experiments.
• Prepare detailed technical procedures, protocols, and reports.
• Evaluate impact of nonconforming data to product or process.
• Identify and address trends in study data.
• Prepare and approve written reports.
• Lead identification of areas for process improvements.
• Maintain lab notebook in a clear, complete, and consistent manner, following all legal, ISO, and QSR requirements.
• Prepare reports and documentation providing highly technical analysis or summarization of experimental results, outcomes, next steps, and the future direction of the project to functional leader, technical teams/groups, or project teams.
• Present experimental results and defend scientific ideas and findings at data meetings, group meetings, and project team meetings and/or departmental meetings lead meetings as subject matter expert.
• Work on problems which are extremely complex in scope in which analysis of data requires an evaluation of intangible variables.
• Exercise independent judgment in developing methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining solutions.
• Work on individual assignments and with project team members, as appropriate, to meet department and project objectives.
• Work within project time frames with successful outcomes on multiple projects and key responsibilities.
• Act as technical leader for one or more projects that are complex in scope.
• Act as subject matter expert in core team and/or cross-functional meetings.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior research associates
• Present experimental results and defend scientific findings at data, group, and project team meetings
• Integrates project results into broader research objectives;…