Medical Affairs Research Associate

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401K

Paid time off

Job summary

Kelly Science and Clinical FSP, a Kelly Services unit, seeks a Medical Affairs Research Associate Scientist for a long-term engagement with a Global MedTech client in Irvine, CA. The role is full-time with comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401K and paid time off.

You will independently work on in-vivo and bench models for cardiac products, prepare data for statistical analysis, and assist in protocol execution.

Qualifications

• MS in sciences or engineering from an accredited program.
• 5–8 years of laboratory experience in industry or hospital.
• Experience in cardiology, cardiac biophysics and anatomy preferred.
• Experience with bioinstrumentation lab equipment.
• Strong English communication skills, both written and oral.

Responsibilities

• Work on in-vivo and bench models for cardiac products testing.
• Prepare data for statistical analysis of in-vivo study data.
• Assist in in-vivo protocol execution and develop test methods.
• Interface with R&D, Medical Safety, and Quality teams.
• Support mathematical and computational modeling of cardiac systems.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations.
• Maintain good laboratory practices and operating room procedures.
• Communicate findings effectively in writing and speech.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Data interpretation

Excellent communication

Laboratory techniques

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

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Independently works on in-vivo and bench models for the investigation of cardiacproducts and how they perform in a simulated clinical use setting.
• Independently identifies data outliers, prepares data for statistical analysis for in-vivostudy data
• Assists in in-vivo protocol execution, may develop or be a part of developing newprocesses/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 modelling of cardiac systems using electromechanical design and controls
• Responsible for ensuring personal and company compliance with all Federal, State, localand company regulations, policies and procedures for Health, Safety and Environmental compliance as well as develop a strong working knowledge of design controls andquality 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 andthe 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 arerepresentative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required:

• Experience in working with soft tissue (handling, histology and fixation, includingstaining and dissection). Previous experience with Bioinstrumentation laboratoryequipment.
• Experience in working with large animal (porcine/ovine, etc.) and bench topmodels.
• 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 orMinitab, R, SPSS), and working knowledge of Mathematical modeling MATLABsoftware or Prism

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

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

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:

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