Scientist II Job at R&D Partners, Pleasanton, CA

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  • R&D Partners
  • Pleasanton, CA

Job Description

Join a dedicated team of scientists with diverse expertise within the Biospecimen Acquisition and Management team. Our team plays a crucial role in delivering essential biological materials to support product launches. The BioSpecimen Acquisition and Management function is a centralized service function which supports the acquisition, characterization, and management of biological materials, as well as build of select panels for clinical research and cultivation and characterization of various Microorganisms and Mammalian cell lines.

This is a 12-month contract onsite in Pleasanton, California.

Responsibilities:

  • Facilitating daily laboratory operations and managing sample delivery to fulfill service requests. Your efforts will provide project teams with the critical materials necessary to support new product launches.
  • Executes project activities using established procedures and applying scientific knowledge and accumulated experience to complete projects involving manipulating human cell lines, microorganism.
  • Perform standard microbiological techniques to culture diverse bacterial isolates under aerobic and anaerobic conditions for banking and delivery to clients; Maintaining and optimizing the growth of diverse microbes under various conditions.
  • Analyzes alternative approaches to solve problems or develop new perspectives on existing solutions.
  • Summarizes experimental results, and reviews conclusions with supervisor/project leader.
  • May communicate the results of experiments in the form of reports and presentations.
  • Accountable for electronic records management and use of validated systems ensuring information is recorded.
  • Performs work according to established internal safety guidelines and procedures, and as specified by appropriate external regulatory agencies (e.g., OSHA).
  • Participates in routine lab maintenance, lab safety, ISO, and QSR implementation.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Molecular Biology, Cellular Biology, or Microbiology and 4+ years of experience or Master's degree and 2+ years of experience.
  • Experience with aseptic techniques, bacterial or cell culture, culturing within an anaerobic chamber.
  • Experience performing bacterial enumeration, MPN and identification with MALDI-TOF.
  • Familiarity with microbial taxonomy and identification.
  • Must be able to manually manipulate samples (plating, pipetting, labeling and vialing) on a routine basis.
  • Must be able to work in a laboratory environment on a daily basis under BSL-2 laboratory conditions.
  • May work a variety of infectious human material (HxV, pathogenic bacteria, or engineered material, etc) and sample types (blood, serum, urine, stool etc).
  • Understanding of good laboratory, data and documentation practices.
  • Knowledge of LIMS software and eLN.
  • Experience with ddPCR.

Salary

  • $93,600-$114,400

Why Choose R&D Partners?

As an employee, you have access to a comprehensive benefits package including:

  • Medical insurance – PPO, HMO & HSA
  • Dental & Vision insurance
  • 401k plan
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Long-term disability
  • Weekly payroll
  • Expense reimbursement
  • Online timecard approval

R&D Partners is a global functional service provider and strategic staffing resource specializing in scientific, clinical research & engineering. We provide job opportunities within major pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies.

R&D Partners is an equal-opportunity employer.

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