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Ensign-Bickford Aerospace and Defense Senior Scientist in Portland, Maine
This opportunity is located within our EnviroLogix business that develops and manufactures testing solutions for detecting GMOs, mycotoxins, plant pathogens, natural toxins and chemical contaminants in multiple agricultural matrices. Click here (https://www.envirologix.com/about/) to learn more.
Job Description
Job Description
About us
Join EnviroLogix and you’ll be a part of a team that is pushing diagnostic boundaries forward in the life science laboratories, grain markets, and the food supply chain. We value the diverse knowledge and experience of all team members and seek cross-functional teams at every level. From the beginning, our motivation has been to create breakthrough diagnostic technologies, seeking innovative ways to help customers solve their problems. The drive to pioneer advancements continues today, as we develop smart, simple, diagnostic technology.
About the role
EnviroLogix is looking for a Senior Scientist. You will be a key member of our R&D team, designing lateral flow tests, but also incorporating new technologies to further improve our existing tests. Your primary responsibilities will be to:
Lead new development projects for EnviroLogix, with a focus on sandwich and competitive lateral flow assays.
Act as a technical leader for the lateral flow development team and mentor associates through assay design, development, and optimization.
Independently design experiments with exceptional variable control for lateral flow assay development and optimization.
Run experiments, record and analyze data, as well as interpret and present results to the team.
Find creative and thoughtful ways to solve R&D challenges.
Maintain high-quality work and organization while conducting experiments including documentation in lab notebooks.
On time execution of R&D project documentation including controlled documentation for project plans, design inputs, risk management, and verification/validation plans and reports.
Exercise exceptional wet laboratory etiquette, team collaboration skills, and work ethic.
This description is not exhaustive. You will have a lot of autonomy over your work and will be helped by leadership and your team so that you can find ways, exciting to you, to contribute to the department and company.
About you
You have a master’s degree and/or a PhD in Biology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, or another related field of applied chemistry/biology.
You have 5+ years of assay development experience in industry.
You have a proven track record in lateral flow assay development and have experience working with their constituents like gold-based conjugation, antibody evaluation, assay optimization, and more.
You have experience in end-to-end product development as a technical leader. You have brought assays through key points in their life cycles (Concept, Feasibility, Verification and Development, Validation, Transfer, and Launch) and are accountable to deadlines and deliverables.
You are a scientist who can work independently but enjoys collaborating and sharing knowledge and ideas. You think critically and creatively.
You have experience as a technical writer and are familiar with working within a quality management system.
You are familiar with project management and strive to adhere to timelines to ensure the team is able to meet milestones.
You are excited to discover innovative equipment and processes and incorporate them into your work.
You are familiar with intellectual property (IP) and patent review.
If you don’t exactly match the description but still believe you are the right person to join the team, please reach out. We value mindset and character.
Why you’ll love working at EnviroLogix
You’ll work with a group of talented and mission-driven people eager to improve agricultural diagnostics.
You’ll be part of the core team responsible for developing new assays and is passionate about finding and utilizing new technologies.
You’ll join an established smaller company (150 people) with the support of a larger parent company (EBI, inc.) that provides the necessary autonomy to succeed.
You’ll be part of a small (20 people), high-performing, and diverse team where everything you do results in tangible impact and shapes the company’s trajectory.
You’ll be in an environment where people work collaboratively, think creatively about open-ended problems, and solve them proactively.
You’ll get health insurance (medical, dental, vision, and more) to ensure you and your family stay physically and mentally at your best.
You’ll have flexibility over your schedule and vacations. We seek to hire great people, and then give them the autonomy and space they need to achieve their goals.
You’ll be part of a privately owned company whose culture puts a focus on the wellbeing of its employees first and foremost.
Physical Requirements:
Ability to sit and work in an office environment
Ability to work in the lab environment with safety glasses, lab coat and gloves
Ability to work around chemicals, toxins, pathogens, etc. as required
Ability to stand for lengthy periods of time
EnviroLogix is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, national origin, or veteran status.
Ensign-Bickford Industries, (http://e-bind.com) (EBI), founded in 1836, is a privately-owned high technology conglomerate that participates in businesses that are relevant to the future of the world and have multigenerational growth prospects. Over the last 186 years, EBI has grown into a global science and technology leader in pet food science, space and defense, and diagnostic solutions. Our businesses are unified by a common shared operating system and a common set of Core Values.
Watch the video above to learn more about some of the incredible challenges we take on every day to deliver the best product for our customers, and ultimately the world. The simple truth is: When you are a part of our team, you stand head and shoulders above the rest.
We conduct business in a manner that reflects the highest human and ethical standards, with a commitment to mutually beneficial partnerships, and a belief in the efficacy of genuine economic and social service.
Click here to learn about our Core Values (https://ensign-bickfordind.com/ebi-core-values/)
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- EnviroLogix is an industry leader in the development and manufacturing of tests for the rapid detection of GMOs and mycotoxins throughout the worldwide food production chain.
