Senior Application Scientist

Company: Perkinelmer
Location: Spicewood
Posted on: February 17, 2020

Job Description:

Perkin Elmer is seeking a highly motivated candidate to join the Austin Food Safety R&D team. - This role will lead development of detection platforms for various applications within food safety. - This position will require the ability to interface to a multi-disciplinary group as well as cross functions for the timely completion of projects. The ideal candidate must demonstrate a focused attention to detail, work well with others in a team environment, be able to motivate team members, and be able to define clear targets and effectively communicate results and data interpretation to all team members.Responsibilities:

• Serve as technical lead for new product development and sustaining projects.
• Supervise and mentor junior level team members
• Plan/execute efficient and decisive experiments for food safety applications using immunoassay and molecular assay formats
• Analyze and interpret data
• Compile and present experimental findings to research team members, cross-functional leaders, and senior management
• Serve as a subject matter expert and drive technical innovation for food safety assay development
• Participate in design review and document control processesRequired Qualifications:
  • MS or PhD in relevant life sciences field (i.e. biochemistry, cell/molecular biology, genetics, or similar)
    • MS > 6-year experience after MS degree
    • PhD > 3-year experience after PhD degree
    • In-depth assay development experience with:
      • Immunoassays (Lateral Flow, ELISA, Western, Bead-based, etc)
      • Experience in product or kit launchPreferred Qualifications: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
        • Experience optimizing and troubleshooting assays (biochemical, biological, or chemical) for complex sample types
        • Hands-on experience with lateral flow assay techniques
        • Strong analytical chemistry fundamentals (HPLC, LC-MS, GS-MS)
        • Experience with modern PCR techniques (rtPCR, LAMP, etc)
        • Pathogen detection experience
        • Automation experience a plus (production or analysis)
        • Experience writing SOPs and/or work instructions
        • Experience with protein labeling chemistry
        • Novel antibody, affimer, or aptamer development experience
        • Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
        • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
        • Able to multi-task and schedule effectively
        • Ability to work in fast pace environment
        • Experience working in a regulated environment under design review process

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