Assay Development Senior Scientist

actual-talent.com - Jobboard; Lliçà d'Amunt; Presencial; EUR 50.000 - 70.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Actual Talent is seeking a Senior Scientist for the Assay Development department in Lliçà d'Amunt, Spain. The ideal candidate will provide technical leadership and support for product development, requiring at least seven years of scientific research experience, preferably in Hemostasis. Essential skills include laboratory expertise, proficiency in software tools, and fluency in Spanish or Catalan alongside advanced English. This position may involve coordination with R&D and Quality teams and requires excellent communication skills.

Formación

• Minimum seven years scientific/in-vitro diagnostic research experience is required.
• Proven expertise in Hemostasis and immunoassays is valuable.

Responsabilidades

• Provide technical leadership across development projects.
• Supervise a range of laboratory procedures and experiments.
• Communicate problems and progress to supervisors and teams.
• Prepare research proposals and technical summaries.

Conocimientos

Laboratory experience

Fluency in Spanish or Catalan

Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Educación

Bachelor's degree in biological or related sciences

Herramientas

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Descripción del empleo

Werfen is a growing, family‑owned, innovative company founded in 1966 in Barcelona, Spain.

We are a worldwide leader in specialized diagnostics in the areas of Hemostasis, Acute Care Diagnostics, Transfusion, Autoimmunity, and Transplant. We operate directly in 30 countries, and in more than 100 territories through distributors.

Our Headquarters are in Barcelona, Spain, and our Technology Centers are located in the United States and Europe. Worldwide sales exceeded €2.2 billion in 2024, and our workforce is more than 7,000 strong.

JOB SUMMARY

The Senior Scientist in the Assay Development department is an experienced immunoassay developer expected to provide technical leadership across one or more development projects, acting as a subject matter expert and driving assay design, execution and problem‑solving from feasibility through validation.

Fully competent in one or more scientific/technical areas; plans and conducts scientific assignments requiring mastery of specialized techniques and results analysis.

Working under general direction, provides project planning, tracking, and administrative support for a new product development project. The scientist may also contribute independently in their area of expertise. The position requires coordination and communication between the individual and project team members, including vendors, and occasional interface with all levels of the organization from technician through management.

Key Accountabilities

• Supervises an expanded range of laboratory procedures and experiments.
• Periodically communicates problems and progress to his/her supervisor.
• Periodically communicates status updates and results across the organization.
• Supervises the selection of appropriate experimental and analytical methods and defines protocols.
• Schedules own and team activities in accordance with assignments and helps set priorities.
• Detects deviations in results and potential problems, implements modifications in protocols or standard methodology to define the causes of deviations and overcome problems; may offer creative or inventive solutions.
• Revises specialized laboratory procedures and reviews existing procedures and methods.
• Supervises the coordination of laboratory testing scheduling.
• Defines short‑ and mid‑term objectives and implements plans to accomplish objectives under minimum supervision.
• Writes research papers, reports, reviews and technical summaries.
• Prepares research proposals and funding applications/bids.
• Approves electronic or paper laboratory notebooks ensuring all data is accurately recorded in accordance with guidelines and procedures.
• Supervises junior staff including technicians.
• May mentor Scientist I and Scientist II.
• Keeps up to date with relevant scientific and technical developments.
• Must be capable of performing all duties required of a Scientist II.

Networking / Key Relationships

To be determined based on department needs, including interactions such as:

• Mainly with R&D, Quality and Operations colleagues.

Minimum Knowledge & Experience required for the position

Education

• Required: Bachelor's degree (Diplomatura) in the biological or related sciences.
• Valuable: Any additional degree higher than that required in the previous section.

Experience

• Professional experience is required, minimum seven (7) years scientific/in‑vitro diagnostic research experience.
• Valuable: Proven expertise in Hemostasis and in particle‑based turbidimetric and/or chemiluminescent immunoassays.

Additional Skills / Knowledge

• Laboratory experience.
• Extensive knowledge of biological and chemical laboratory procedures; ability to operate laboratory equipment.
• Proficiency in basic software tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint). Knowledge of SAP preferred.
• Language: Fluency in Spanish or Catalan. Advanced knowledge of English (reading, speaking, and writing).

Skills & Capabilities

• Meticulous attention to detail and accuracy.
• Able to apply specialized scientific methods and theoretical knowledge to tasks within one area of expertise.
• Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills; ability to interact with colleagues inside and outside the project team.
• Oral and written communication skills; ability to maintain strong communication in all directions.
• Time‑management skills to work on several different projects simultaneously and prioritize tasks.
• Thorough knowledge of design control processes and familiarity with quality standards as required.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Well organized, able to handle large data sets, and communicate results, problems, and progress to supervisors and within the group as required.
• Ability to adapt to an R&D flexible and changing environment.
• Troubleshooting ability required.
• Must have the technical capacity to review data, reports, and documents that are compliant with current company procedures.
• Scientific understanding of current analytical technologies, with the ability to explore and develop novel approaches to further advance innovative analytical methodologies.
• Reflects values of Werfen and OEM in the quality of work and working relationship.

Travel requirements

Sporadic travel or short‑term assignment to an external lab may be required.