Research Associate, Assay V&V and Reagent Manufacturing Scale-Up
$70,000–$80,000 year
On-siteBaltimore, Maryland, United States
Job Summary
Design and experimental strategies to verify and validate assay product requirements, including documenting test procedures, analyzing data, and interpreting results. Execute and analyze experimental outcomes in collaboration with technical leads and senior scientists. Scale-up reagent manufacturing under GMP guidelines while working with the Manufacturing Manager and Assay Development Technical Lead. Support lab functions such as organization, inventory management, equipment QC, and preparation of buffers, reagents, and media. Provide hands-on technical insights for research and development of nucleic acid sample preparation, amplification, microfluidic technology, automation, and optical assay detection of infectious pathogens. This role reports to the Senior Scientific Research Manager within an interdisciplinary team developing IVD point-of-care molecular diagnostic assays for rapid pathogen detection.
Required Qualifications
- Must have experience working in research or clinical laboratory settings
- Experience working in BSL-1 and BSL-2 laboratory
- Must have good lab techniques, organizational and documentation practices
- Excellent communication skills
- Must be a self-starter and have a can-do attitude
- Team player willing to contribute to other groups as needed
- Good time management skills
- Ability to work on simultaneous projects as needed
- Driven by continuous self-improvement
- Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Microbiology, Biotechnology, or related field
- 0-2 years of relevant work experience
- None
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in sample preparation and nucleic acids extraction methods
- Experience in nucleic acid amplification / detection technologies (LAMP, PCR or RT-PCR)
- Experience in handling clinical biological samples such as urine, swabs, saliva and blood
- Experience in microfluidic assay development
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