Senior Research Associate

TalentBurst, an Inc 5000 company; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Retirement options

Job summary

TalentBurst is seeking a Senior Research Associate in Tucson, AZ for a 12-month onsite assignment. The role requires 6–8 years of post-college experience in a life sciences setting and involves designing experiments, executing bench work, and reporting results.

You will maintain records, participate in cross-functional teams, train others, and contribute to publications or patents as appropriate, while ensuring quality in all activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in life sciences required; master's acceptable with relevant experience.
• 6–8 years of post-college experience in related research.

Responsibilities

• Designs experimental plans to support project objectives.
• Executes bench experiments and analyzes data.
• Prepares technical reports and quantitative analyses.
• Maintains complete and accurate records.
• Leads or participates in cross-functional technical teams.
• Trains others and may supervise staff.
• Presents results at group meetings or conferences.
• Strives for Quality First Time in all work.

Skills

Experimental design

Bench experiments

Data analysis

Technical reporting

Record keeping

Independent judgment

Team collaboration

Publications/patent potential

Education

Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences

Master's degree (with up to 3 years experience)

Job description

Senior Research Associate

Tucson, AZ

12 Months

This requisition is for onsite Senior Research Associate position in Personalized Healthcare Solutions. It requires 6-8 years of post-college experience.

REQUIRED

• Bachelor's degree (Life Sciences preferred). Master's degree acceptable with up to 1-3 years of relevant experience.
• 6-8 years of relevant post-college experience

Personalized Healthcare Solutions (PHCS) is dedicated to building a healthier future by advancing science and ensuring everyone has access to the healthcare they need.

As a global leader in in-vitro diagnostics, we focus on developing innovative solutions that are crucial for decision-making throughout a person's health journey. Our work includes:

• Integrated Solutions: Bringing to market diagnostic testing, laboratory efficiency tools, healthcare digitalization, and decision support software.
• Precision Information: Delivering increasingly precise information through our products to help save lives, manage infection risks, and monitor the effectiveness of treatments.
• Companion Diagnostics: Partnering with pharmaceutical companies to create assays that identify patients who are most likely to respond to a particular drug.

JOB SUMMARY

• Designs experimental plan to support project objectives.
• Executes bench experiments; makes detailed and general observations and analyzes data.
• Prepares technical reports, summaries and quantitative analyses.
• Maintains complete and accurate records.
• Normally acts independently for developing methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
• Identifies and implements improvements to work processes and laboratory environment.
• Recognized expert across a wide range of techniques and their application.
• Recognizes and documents activities for publication and/or patent potential.
• May participate in scientific conferences and contribute to scientific journals.
• Works on extremely complex problems in which analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangible variables.
• Exercises independent judgment in developing methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
• Participates or leads cross functional technical teams such as a failure investigation or core team.
• Works well in a team environment by being a productive project team member, suggesting creative solutions to problems and providing input to project planning.
• Establishes interfaces across other organizational groups.
• Trains others in areas of expertise.
• May supervise lower level personnel and laboratory operations.
• Troubleshoots problems and institutes corrective action.
• Prepares and presents experimental procedures and results in group and project teams.
• Monitors work to ensure quality, and continuously promote Quality First Time.

We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and retirement options.

TalentBurst is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive and diverse workforce.