Scientist - Ii (Associate)

Job Title: Scientist - II
Duration: 23 Month Contract (The possibility of conversion to permanent employee or extension depending upon the performance)
Location: ONSITE - 35500 West 91st Street, DeSoto, KS 66018
Shift Hours: Flexible work schedule: 8am-5pm/9am-6pm/8am-4pm/6am-2pm/7am-3pm.
Pay Rate: $30.49/hr. (40% Markup)
DO NOT SUBMIT PHD
Managers are open to non-local candidates who are comfortable relocating at their expense.
Panel interviews will be conducted for this role for approximately 60 minutes.
Notes:

• Bench top lab testing work.
• Majority is testing - formulations of vaccine under manager's supervision.
• Documentation work
• Needs to follow good laboratory practices.
• No working with live animals

Must have skills:

• Lab experience in either Academic or industry
• Scientific experiments-In-vitro tests mainly ELISA
• Analytical tests within R&D and quality control environment
• USD experience is good to have but not required.
• Chemist background is not a right fit for the job.

Qualifications:

• Education Bachelor’s degree/Master’s degree in a relevant biological area (Bacteriology, Biology, Microbiology, Virology).

Required Experience and Skills

• 1-3 years laboratory experience, preferably in Animal Health
• Detail-oriented with good documentation skills
• Ability to conduct scientific experiments, interpret results, and communicate with relevant team members and stakeholders.
• Effective written and oral communication
• Experience with Microsoft Office programs: Excel, PowerPoint, and Word

Preferred Experience and Skills

• Ability to independently design scientific experiments.
• Experience working in an R&D or Quality Control laboratory.
• Experience developing, working with, and troubleshooting in vitro analytical tests.
• Knowledgeable of USDA regulations for biological products

Responsibilities:

• Assists in the maintenance of the reference management program for US biologics sites.
• Maintains compliance according to USDA guidelines and requirements for reference standards and in vitro potency tests.
• Conducts in vitro testing for stability of reference standards of pre- and post-licensure products.
• Prepares and tests small-scale vaccines to support formulation of new reference standards.
• Supports the formulation, dispense and testing of new reference standards as part of the reference qualification process.
• Participates and collaborates in cross-functional teams with colleagues from R&D, Biotechnology Solutions-Analytics, Production, Quality Control, and Regulatory Affairs to support qualification of new reference standards.
• May assist in the preparation of protocols or reports for submission to USDA.
• May participate in critical reagent qualification studies.
• May provide technical support for approved Quality Control assays.
• May support local, regional, and global program initiatives.