Associate Scientist - Diagnostics & Assay Development

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense; Portland (ME); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

EnviroLogix, now part of the Ensign-Bickford family, seeks a Biochemistry lab professional to support assay development and validation in a regulated environment. You will conduct ELISA and lateral flow experiments, document results, and maintain notebooks while collaborating with R&D, QA, and Manufacturing.

You will contribute to data analyses, prepare reports, and help ensure quality systems compliance, timelines, and safety policies are followed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, or related field.
• Hands-on laboratory experience (academic or internship).

Responsibilities

• Assist with stage-gate product development activities including the execution of experiments related to assay development, validation, and transfer.
• Support project documentation and progress tracking (e.g. Smartsheet).
• Make regular updates to team visual management boards.
• Apply EBOS principles including cadence, visual management, problem solving, and kaizen to work.
• Contribute to assay development, validation, and transfer activities in alignment with internal quality standards.
• Maintain accurate, detailed laboratory notebooks.
• Execute laboratory experiments (e.g. ELISA, lateral flow) following established protocols and standard work.
• Perform routine lab tasks including sample preparation, pipetting, buffer preparation, and general lab operations.

Skills

Accountability

Analytical skills

Communication

Instruction-following

Data recording

Self-motivated

Excel

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry or related field

Tools

Smartsheet

Job description

EnviroLogix, now part of the Ensign-Bickford family, seeks a Biochemistry lab professional to support assay development and validation in a regulated environment. You will conduct ELISA and lateral flow experiments, document results, and maintain notebooks while collaborating with R&D, QA, and Manufacturing.

You will contribute to data analyses, prepare reports, and help ensure quality systems compliance, timelines, and safety policies are followed.