Medical Affairs Research Associate

Kelly Services; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Kelly Science & Clinical is seeking a Medical Affairs Research Associate Scientist for a long-term engagement in Irvine, CA. The role focuses on in-vivo and bench studies for cardiac products, with emphasis on data analysis and statistical interpretation.

A strong collaboration with R&D, Medical Safety, and Quality is required. The position requires an MS in sciences or engineering and 5–8 years of lab experience, plus proficiency with SAS, Minitab, R, SPSS, MATLAB or Prism.

Qualifications

• MS in the Sciences or Engineering or equivalent from an accredited program.
• At least 5–8 years of laboratory experience in industry or hospital settings.
• Experience with statistical tools and literature/publication preparation.

Responsibilities

• Independently works on in-vivo and bench models for cardiac product evaluation.
• Identifies data outliers and prepares data for statistical analysis of study data.
• Assists in in-vivo protocol execution and method development for testing.

Skills

Data analysis

Statistical modeling

Communication skills

Project coordination

Education

MS in the 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

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%.

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