Medical Affairs Research Associate

Motion Recruitment; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

401K

Job summary

Kelly Science and Clinical FSP is seeking a Medical Affairs Research Associate Scientist for a long-term engagement with a Global MedTech client. The role, within the FSP division of Kelly Services, offers full benefits and potential eligibility for Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K and PTO options.

The candidate will work on in-vivo and bench cardiac studies, identify data outliers, assist in protocol execution, and collaborate with R&D, Medical Safety and Quality teams while developing robust

Qualifications

• MS in the Sciences or Engineering or equivalent from an accredited program
• 5–8 years of Laboratory experience (Industry and/or Hospital)
• Experience in cardiology, cardiac biophysics and anatomy is preferred
• Strong knowledge of statistical models and interpretation
• Proficiency with statistical tools SAS or Minitab, R, SPSS, and MATLAB/Prism

Responsibilities

• Independently works on in-vivo and bench models for cardiac product investigation
• Identifies data outliers and prepares data for statistical analysis of in-vivo study data
• Assists in in-vivo protocol execution and develops new processes or test fixtures for device testing
• Interface with R&D, Medical Safety, and Quality teams
• Assist in model development for statistical analysis of datasets
• Ensure compliance with Health, Safety and Environmental standards and design controls

Skills

Data analysis or data handling

English communication

Education

MS in Sciences or Engineering

Tools

SAS

Minitab

R

SPSS

MATLAB

Prism

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Kelly Science and Clinical FSP is currently seeking a Medical Affairs Research Associate Scientist for a long-term engagement with one of our Global MedTech clients. This person will join our Kelly FSP (Functional Service Provider) division, a managed solution provider and business unit of Kelly Services, Inc. This role is full-time and is offering full benefit options. As a Kelly FSP employee you may be eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K and a variety of other benefits to choose from. You may also be eligible for paid time off, including holiday, vacation, and sick/personal time.

Medical Affairs Research Associate Scientist

Department: Medical Affairs/Science

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Independently works on in-vivo and bench models for the investigation of cardiac products and how they perform in a simulated clinical use setting.
• Independently identifies data outliers, prepares data for statistical analysis for in-vivo study data
• Assists in in-vivo protocol execution, may develop or be a part of developing new processes/test fixtures or methods for medical device testing
• Interfaces with internal customers within R&D, Medical Safety, and Quality
• May be asked to assist in model development for proper statistical analysis of in-vivo, clinical, and other parametric datasets
• May be asked to assist in the production of mathematical and/or computational
• modeling of cardiac systems using electromechanical design and controls
• Responsible for ensuring personal and company compliance with all Federal, State, local and company regulations, policies and procedures for Health, Safety and Environmental compliance as well as develop a strong working knowledge of design controls and quality assurance standards of procedure.
• Has a working knowledge of good laboratory practices and operating room procedures
• Willingness to develop an understanding of cardiac electrophysiology procedures and the products used
• Excellent oral and written communication skills are required

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty well. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required:

• Experience in working with soft tissue (handling, histology and fixation, including staining and dissection). Previous experience with Bioinstrumentation laboratory equipment.
• Experience in working with large animal (porcine/ovine, etc.) and bench top models.
• Experience with preparing technical information for publication Experience in performing literature searches to inform study protocol guidelines
• Strong working knowledge of statistical models and interpretation
• Strong working knowledge with all of the programs listed: Microsoft office (specifically Excel and PowerPoint), statistical analysis tools (such as SAS or Minitab, R, SPSS), and working knowledge of Mathematical modeling MATLAB software or Prism

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• A minimum MS in the Sciences or Engineering or equivalent from an accredited Laboratory Science program, College or University.
• At least 5-8 years of Laboratory experience (Industry and/or Hospital); and/or related medical device development experience and/or training is required. Experience in cardiology, cardiac biophysics and anatomy are preferred.

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES

• Computer skills strongly required. Good written and oral English communication skills essential.
• Weekends, Domestic travel will be required at least 40%.