Scientist, Immunology

At Quest, our R&D professionals play an essential role in our success and in the services we provide. As a career, we offer a unique opportunity to develop your career. The R&D team strives to advance technology necessary to develop state-of-the-art diagnostic tests.

As a member of the Immunology R&D team, the Scientist will work alongside other Scientists and staff from cross-functional teams to develop, validate and commercialize immunoassays.

• Serves as a technical leader on individual assignments and on project teams
• Under the direction of the Scientific Director, Lead Scientist or R&D Manager, initiate experimental design for assay development.  
• Conduct assay system development, optimization and validation.  
• Prepare technical documentation including SOPs, work instructions, specifications, study protocols, and study reports.
• Provide technical guidance to junior level scientific staff
• Coordinate technical transfer of new assays and procedures to appropriate department.  
• Assist in the training of lab personnel on new procedures.  
• Provide scientific supervision and guidance to junior level staff  
• Prepare written and oral presentations of scientific updates for presentation at R&D meetings and conferences.  
• Maintain awareness of current and developing technologies.  
• Interact with Academic Associates and other outside sources of emerging technologies, science and materials.  
• Complies with industry regulatory and quality standards for the R&D Assay Design Control processes.  
• Assists with troubleshooting, including reviewing procedural execution for possible cause of unexpected/abnormal results.

Required Work Experience:  

• 5-7 years relevant experience in a research and development laboratory for candidates with a BS/BA degree;  
• 2-5 years experience for candidates holding an MS/MA degree;  
• 0-2 years experience for candidates holding a Ph.D. degree. 
• Experience with immunoassays including ELISA and high sensitivity immunoassays, such as MSD.

Preferred Work Experience:  

• IVD development experience including all aspects of design control and risk management is a strong advantage
• Previous mammalian cell culture experience and work with cell-based assays
• Experience in a GMP or QSR environment

Physical and Mental Requirements:  

• Ability to sit or stand for long periods of time 

Knowledge:  

• Theory and practice of immunoassay development
• Knowledgeable in the use of common laboratory equipment
• Knowledgeable in the safe handling of chemicals and biological samples

Skills:  

• Proven ability to accomplish technical tasks both independently and as a member of a research team. 
• Able to work well in a multifunctional team environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication, organizational and interpersonal skills are required.
• Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance and correlation techniques.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Outlook) and Laboratory Information Systems.

EDUCATION
Bachelor’s Degree (Required)
Master’s Degree
Ph. D.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets