Scientist - II Associate

Qualifications Education Bachelors degree/Masters degree in a relevant biological area (Bacteriology Biology Microbiology Virology). Either Candidates should have a biological education with 13 years ELISA experience in a lab setting (not college) Or other science degree with 23 years experience in an animal health biologics setting with ELISA. Required Experience and Skills 13 years laboratory experience with ELISA preferably in Animal Health/industry. Detailoriented with good documentation skills Ability to conduct scientific experiments interpret results and communicate with relevant team members and stakeholders. Effective written and oral communication Experience with Microsoft Office programs: Excel PowerPoint and Word Preferred Experience and Skills Ability to independently design scientific experiments. Experience working in an R&D or Quality Control laboratory. Experience developing working with and troubleshooting in vitro analytical tests mainly ELISA Knowledgeable of USDA regulations for biological products *Note*: This is an Onsite role at De Soto KS for 40 hrs/week. Flexible work schedule: 8am5pm/9am6pm/8am4pm/6am2pm/7am3pm. The possibility of conversion to permanent employee or extension depending upon the performance. Managers are open to nonlocal candidates who are comfortable relocating at their expense. Panel interviews will be conducted for this role for approximately 60 minutes. Responsibilities Assists in the maintenance of the reference management program for US biologics sites. Maintains compliance according to USDA guidelines and requirements for reference standards and in vitro potency tests. Conducts in vitro testing for stability of reference standards of pre and postlicensure products. Prepares and tests smallscale vaccines to support formulation of new reference standards. Supports the formulation dispense and testing of new reference standards as part of the reference qualification process. Participates and collaborates in crossfunctional teams with colleagues from R&D Biotechnology SolutionsAnalytics Production Quality Control and Regulatory Affairs to support qualification of new reference standards. May assist in the preparation of protocols or reports for submission to USDA. May participate in critical reagent qualification studies. May provide technical support for approved Quality Control assays. May support local regional and global program initiatives. Comments/Special Instructions Please focus on ELISA within animal health industry or industry lab setting. Bench top lab testing work. Majority is testing formulations of vaccine under managers supervision. Documentation work Needs to follow good laboratory practices. No working with live animals Must have skills: Lab experience in either Academic or industry Scientific experimentsInvitro tests mainly ELISA Analytical tests within R&D and quality control environment USD experience is good to have but not required. Chemist background is not a right fit for the job.