R&D Scientist

The R&D Scientist II provides technical and scientific leadership to support new product development, troubleshooting and optimization of process and analytical methods, and technical communications with customers and suppliers. Identifies and implements new methods, equipment, and technologies. Effectively performs the following duties: 1) New product development with the assistance of more experienced R&D Scientists: evaluates published literature and provides technical and economic analysis of product feasibility, performs experimental work to develop, optimize, scale up, and validate new production or analytical procedures, creates documents (SOPs, protocols, reports) needed for implementation of the new processes, and assists in scale up and transfer of new processes to other departments. 2) Learns and performs design control procedures and documentation. 3) Troubleshooting and optimization: assists production and other departments with troubleshooting problematic production issues. Also assists with production scale up of new and old processes. 4) Implements scale up of new processes and potential scale up for current processes. 5) Identification and implementation of new technology. Reads scientific and trade journals, communicates with suppliers and sources of new technology, attends seminars, webinars, and other presentations to identify new methods, equipment, and technologies. 6) Assists other employees as necessary. Examples include protein purification and analysis, calibration and preventive maintenance of equipment and facility, and filling of orders. 7) Assures that all work is properly recorded and signed off in lab notebooks, batch records, worksheets, or other appropriate documents. Other Duties 1) Complies with all safety protocols 2) Performs other assigned duties Qualifications To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function. Education/Experience B.A. in a related field from an accredited college or university plus at least five years’ experience or master’s degree with three years’ experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by and employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. ...