Scientist III

Company: Kelly
Location: Austin
Posted on: October 17, 2020

Job Description:

Kelly Services® has been providing outstanding employment opportunities to the most talented individuals in the marketplace. We are proud to offer a long-term temporary opportunity to work as a Scientist  at a prestigious Fortune 500® company working in Cincinnati, OH .

Important information:  This position is recruited for by a remote Kelly office, not your local Kelly branch. To be considered for this position, you must use the “Submit Resume” button to submit your resumes. If you have questions about the position, you may contact the recruiter for this position ( Brooke.Schoen@kellyservices.com ) however your resume must be received via the “Submit Resume” button included within.

Job Title: Scientist III

Pay Rate: $48/hr

Requirements:

Master’s degree in Biological Science, chemistry, biochemistry, or related field. At least 6 years of total laboratory experience.

At least 3 years laboratory experience in an industry setting for product development. PhD is a plus.

Required responsibilities :

Will apply technical knowledge to develop kits/reagents/instruments/workflows for sample collection and nucleic acid purification from various biological sample types

Modify experimental procedures to suit the particular needs of experiments

Develop a hypothesis and then design the necessary set of experiments to test the hypothesis with limited guidance

Analyze the data derived and explain the outcome of their experiments

Maintain accurate and detailed lab notebooks and appropriate documentation based on the scientific method enabling other scientists to reproduce their experiments

May assist in preparing material for manuals, articles for the newsletter, patents or scientific publications

Prepares regular reports documenting experiments

Presents research data and conclusions in 10-30 minute sessions

Ability to read a scientific paper, reproduce the experiments described and understand the conclusions

Ability to read patents and understand details of invention and claims

Complete lab compliance activities

Skills and attributes:

Strong laboratory and technical hands on skills required:

Pipet and perform procedures reproducibly

Perform a dilution series to create a standard curve

Perform lab calculations needed to make solutions from powder or from stock solutions and able to make the buffers from recipes

Operate basic lab equipment such as computers, centrifuges, quantitation instruments, Agilent Bioanalyzer, PCR, real-time qPCR instruments, plate readers etc.

Routine experience with most common molecular procedures such as nucleic acid isolation, endpoint PCR, real-time PCR

Experience writing and implementing quality focused procedures

Experience with nucleic acid purification automation, different technologies to isolate nucleic acid

Experience working with BSL2 sample types in BSL2 lab setting

Strong knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet programs, powerpoint, and statistical analysis.

Creative and innovative

Good writing & presentation skills

Strong documentation and strong organizational skills

Works well in a team setting

Capable of multi-tasking and ensure timely completion and execution of tasks

Pays attention to details

Be agile with changing environments

Shows initiative by taking on new tasks, beyond what is generally expected

Inspires and co-ordinates people to achieve specific goals

Generates ideas to improve current processes

We invite you to bookmark our Web site and encourage you to review it regularly for new opportunities worldwide: www.kellyservices.com .

Kelly Services® is a U.S.-based Fortune 500 company. With our global network of branch locations, we are uniquely positioned to provide our customers with international staffing support and our employees with diverse assignments around the world.

Kelly Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Why Kelly ® ?

Kelly® Science & Clinical is your connection to premier scientific and clinical companies looking to hire talented people just like you. Every day, we match science professionals with dream jobs that fit their skills and interests—it’s the way we think job searching should be. Nearly 100 percent of our science recruiters have a professional background/education in science, so we know a thing or two about the science market and how to get you noticed.

About Kelly ®

At Kelly, we’re always thinking about what’s next and advising job seekers on new ways of working to reach their full potential. In fact, we’re a leading advocate for temporary/non-traditional workstyles, because we believe they allow flexibility and tremendous growth opportunities that enable a better way to work and live. Connecting great people with great companies is what we do best, and our employment opportunities span a wide variety of workstyles, skill levels, and industries around the world.

Kelly is an equal opportunity employer committed to employing a diverse workforce and providing accommodations for people with disabilities in all parts of the hiring process as required under its Employment Accommodation Policy. Kelly will work with applicants to meet accommodation needs that are made known to Kelly in advance.

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