Senior Research Associate - PHCS

Lancesoft; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

PHCS (Personalized Healthcare Solutions) is seeking a seasoned scientist to design experimental plans and run bench assays to support complex projects.

The role emphasizes independent method development, meticulous data analysis, and maintaining rigorous records while contributing to team efforts and cross-functional projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences required.
• Master's degree acceptable with 1–3 years of relevant experience.
• 6–8 years of post-college experience required.

Responsibilities

• Designs experimental plans to support project objectives.
• Executes bench experiments; makes observations and analyzes data.
• Prepares technical reports, summaries and quantitative analyses.
• Maintains complete and accurate records.
• Actively participates in cross-functional teams and project planning.
• Trains others and may supervise lab personnel.
• Troubleshoots problems and implements corrective action.
• Presents procedures and results to groups and teams.

Skills

Design thinking

Data analysis

Scientific writing

Education

Bachelor's degree (Life Sciences)

Master's degree acceptable with 1–3 years experience

Job description

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

Please Do Not Submit: Candidates without a Bachelor's degree Candidates with less than 6 years or more than 8 years of post-college experience Candidates with a Ph.D

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.