Essential Job Duties:

· Performs complex troubleshooting and assists in leading initiatives to solve challenging scientific problems with assays or instrumentation.

· Applies and interprets scientific theories, concepts, techniques and regulatory requirements in clinical studies and accepts leadership role in developing scientific approaches.

· Provides consultation to scientific and operational staff on technical issues.

· Responds to unscheduled deadlines, client needs, crises, etc. without neglecting other duties.

· Assists with regular monitoring and evaluation of clinical assays to ensure effective scientific performance.

· May provide technical training for operational staff.

· Provides technical/scientific consultation to departments outside the lab (i.e., Project Management) as requested.

· Contributes to long-term planning and technical policies of the department.

· Assists in managing scientific vendor relationships to troubleshoot issues and improve capabilities.

· Participates in client visits.

· Regularly reads literature related to scientific area of expertise to remain current in knowledge.

· Presentations to clients and professional groups.

· Attend meetings, conferences, symposia, and seminars to promote CLS’s capabilities within dedicated scientific area.

· 2-3 years post-doctoral experience within scientific area of expertise.

Additional relevant experience may be substituted for education requirements above.

· Highly skilled in conducting research, data interpretation, and writing reports.

· Proven track record of method development.

· Experience performing scientific presentations and preparing scientific publications.

· Knowledge of clinical laboratory automation, system software, Microsoft applications and laboratory statistics.

· Effective communication skills with technical staff, business development staff, peers and clients.

· Attention to detail and interpretation of scientific data.

· Demonstrated problem prevention, detection and resolution.

Education/Qualifications/Certifications and Licenses Required:

Ph.D. in scientific area of expertise (biochemistry, Immunoassay etc.)

Skills:

· Expertise with immunoassay techniques and procedures.

· Expertise with assay validation procedures and data analysis.

· Proficiency in applicable instrumentation software, database, graphical and statistical software

· Ability to interact with and support others in a team-oriented environment Ability to conceive and interpret immunoassay development experiments

· Ability to conceive and interpret enzymatic assay development experiments

· Effective interpersonal skills to interact with and lead others in a team-oriented environment

· Good understanding of a broad range of immunoassay based platforms (Meso Scale Discovery, Singulex, Luminex, Protein Simple Ella, and Octet)

· Excellent oral and written communication skills