Staff Scientist

Overview:

Tekwissen Group is a workforce management provider throughout the USA and many other countries in the world. The below job opportunity is to one of Our clients who offer biotechnology product development services. The Company focuses on providing laboratory equipment, chemicals, supplies and services used in healthcare, scientific research, safety, and education.

Position: Staff Scientist

Location: San Jose CA 95134

Duration: 12 Months

Job Type: Contract

Work Type: On Site

Job Description:

What will you do?

• Participate in all phases of the product development from product definition to final release
  Work closely with multiple teams to ensure successful integration of platform and product SW packages across a variety of environments and topologies

• Coordinate and perform end-to-end testing of Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry software solutions

• Act as the quality gatekeeper for large scale SW programs involving multiple components delivered from globally distributed development teams

• Communicate project status and issues to other functional teams, partners and management

• Facilitate the removal of roadblocks as they arise to ensure team efficiency

• Generate clear documentation for project documents and status reports

• Create and run integration, compatibility, and solution level test cases

• Participate in project planning and progress tracking

• Facilitate delivery of the CMD software projects within budget and in a timely manner

How will you get here?

• BS and/or MS in Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Biochemistry or related field

• Minimum 8 years of laboratory experience using competitor software or equivalent experience testing scientific software or experience with Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry applications.

• Experience with Medical Device and/or Regulatory device background a plus

• Familiarity with ISO 13485 & 21 CFR 820 Compliance desirable
  

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
Required:

• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills

• Ability to test, investigate and solve problems involving multiple component

• Motivated, Driven, Autonomous work proficiency

• Decision making for quality results

• Provide technical direction and feedback

• Ability to work in a team

• A detailed understanding of qualitative and quantitative analytical chemistry

• Understanding and ability to apply statistical mathematics

• Demonstrate experience and knowledge of software test methodologies

• Demonstrate technicalscientific knowledge in Life Sciences using Mass Spectrometry or similar techniques

• Familiarity with entire software development process, particularly in an Agile environment

• Demonstrated experience in using test management tools

• Experience with defect tracking systems

• Demonstrate Client values Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement

Preferred:

• Familiarity with Quality System Regulation and FDA expectations for software and hardware validation is a plus

• Extensive experience with automation testing and tools

• Ability to write automation scripts

• Project Management experience

• Ph.D. in Chemistry or related sciences

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity/affirmative action Employer (m/f/d/v) supporting workforce diversity