Associate Scientist Microbiology
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Job Location:
Lenexa, KS - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Overview
Hennessy Research Associates - a Kemin company is looking for an Associate Scientist with a stong focus on Microbiology.
Were looking for a curious handson scientist whos excited about growing optimizing and scaling up bacterial organisms that play a key role in developing vaccines for cattle. If you love diving into the details of isolation and growth finetuning processes and watching your work scale all the way up to fermenters youll feel right at home here. In this role youll be our goto expert for designing protocols developing new methods and ensuring everything runs smoothly from the bench to production. Strong lab notes clear protocols and wellcrafted reports are all part of the rhythm. And once youve perfected the process youll help transfer it to our production facility so it can make a realworld difference.
Join the Kemin Team and Transform Lives!
We are a privately held family-owned-and-operated global biotechnology company driven by curiosity and committed to transforming the quality of life for people pets and the planet.
We create solutions that strengthen health and wellbeing provide nutrition and immune support for pets and production animals safeguard the planets natural resources and protect the global food supply chain for generations to come.
We supply over 500 specialty ingredients for various industries including human and animal health and nutrition pet food aquaculture nutraceutical food technologies crop technologies textiles biofuels and animal vaccines.
We employ 3500 global employees and operations in 90 countries including manufacturing facilities in Belgium Brazil China Egypt India Italy San Marino Singapore South Africa and the United States.
As a valued member of our team youll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your financial physical and professional well-being:
- Competitive Financial Package: Enjoy a rewarding salary uncapped bonus opportunities a 401k match program and generous paid vacation and holidays.
- Career Development and Advancement: Unlock your potential with opportunities for growth and development throughout your entire career.
- Continued Learning Opportunities: Grow your skills with our in-house learning platforms offering thousands of training resources both live and online and take advantage of tuition reimbursement for external post-secondary pursuits.
- Service Opportunities: Make a positive impact with paid time off forvolunteering in your community
Responsibilities
- Responsible for isolation and propagation of bacteria isolates optimization and scale-up of vaccine isolates and provide support to quality control groups and production groups for methods.
- Extensive experience in bacterial cell culture and sterile technique and experience with isolation and propagation of diverse bacterial strains.
- Will balance multiple projects and meet deadlines. Should hold meticulous record keeping skills excellent oral and written communication skills ability to work independently but also cooperate and work well with the entire R&D team.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelors Degree in a scientific field with 7 years of relevant experience
- Masters Degree or PhD in a scientific field with 3 years of relevant experience is preferred
- Skilled at microbiology experimental design sterile technique data evaluation project management and problem solving. Must keep detailed records of activities and prepare written documents including research reports and method protocols.
- Must be able to work independently or on a team and have the ability to work in a fast-paced multidisciplinary environment.
- Excellent Scientific skills in experiment design and data collection able to maintain instruments
- Detail oriented organized prioritization skills and motivated by accomplishment.
- Ability to understand and perform advanced statistical analysis.
- Analytical lab skills with a strong scientific curiosity and innovative thinking.
- Fluent in English. Excellent written and oral communication skills with ability to present ideas effectively.
- Advanced computer knowledge (Word Excel Access PowerPoint etc.).
We are an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race color creed/religion national origin ancestry citizenship or immigration status (where applicable) sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression pregnancy/childbirth/breastfeeding or related conditions age (40) disability (including the use of a service animal) genetic information marital status familial or caregiver status military or veteran status status as a victim of domestic violence reproductive health decisionmaking and any other status protected by applicable federal state or local law. We also prohibit retaliation for raising concerns or participating in an EEO process. Applicants who need a reasonable accommodation to apply or interview can email .
A post-offer background check and drug screen is required. Additional pre-employmentrequirementsmay be necessarybased onposition.
Kemin is a drug-free and tobacco-free campus.
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Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Laboratory Experience
- ELISA
- Immunoassays
- Transfection
- Mammalian Cell Culture
- Suspension Experience
- Biochemistry
- Assays
- cGMP
- Cell Culture
- Molecular Biology
- Flow Cytometry
