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Research Associate I

Manufacturing

Irvine, CA, US

Pay Rate Low: 20 | Pay Rate High: 23

• Added - 10/07/2024

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Our client is a global leader providing solutions for severe-to-profound hearing loss, the are looking for a Research Associate to join their team!

Title: Research Associate I

Pay: $22/hr

Location: Irvine, CA

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Summary

The Research Associate I will support immunodiagnostic assay development following the product development process. You will work under the direction of the Research Scientist’s guidance to execute daily experiments, analyze data sets, write protocols/documents, and generate reports.

Responsibilities

• Executes assay verification and validation with the team.

• Participates in projects for Biomarker/IVD assay development in various disease areas.

• Ensures quality in work, such as raw data records being accurate, complete, and in appropriate order, and meeting protocol and SOP specifications and GLP requirements.

• Assists with the establishment of protocols and procedures.

• Executes the evaluation and qualification of materials following established protocols and procedures.

• Assists with identifying needs and sourcing of materials, samples, and other critical materials, as well as supplies.

• Participtes in daily lab operation duties

• Executes other assignments by upper management as needed.

Education

• BS in biology, biochemistry, bioengineering, chemistry, or science/engineering related disciplines.

Experience

• Minimum 1 year of industry experience in IVD immunodiagnostics fields, or other related diagnostic fields.

• Experience with ELISA, antibody/antigen selection and conjugation, protein purification, SDS-PAGE, Western blot, etc. is a plus.

Requirement

• Must be willing to handle human whole-blood, plasma and/or serum samples.

Preferred Skills

• Hands-on experience with biochemistry laboratory tasks

• Excellent organizational skills along with strong written and oral communication skills

• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other applications

• Familiarity with immunoassays or automated instrument is a plus

• Experience writing, reviewing, and executing standard operating procedures, protocols, and reports is a plus

• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment

• Good collaborative skills within a dynamic team

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We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.