Scientist II

Responsibilities:

• Excellent employment opportunity for a Scientist II in the Ridgefield, CT area.
• The Immunology & Respiratory Diseases department of is seeking a Scientist II to join our Research team in Biomarker Discovery.
• This is a fast-moving, Pharmaceutical Research environment using cutting edge approaches to bring new drugs to patients with serious immunological and respiratory diseases.
• The Biomarker Discovery Laboratory works closely with drug discovery, disease biology and other research functions in a matrixed environment supporting biomarker discovery through the application of immunoassays, cell culture and flow cytometry.
• The team is expert in these techniques and training will be given
• Perform laboratory duties initially under supervision; participate/assist in the execution of non-routine experiments.
• Operate and be responsible for laboratory equipment.
• Communicate own work orally and in writing and provide input for scientific reports.
• Reports and treats data with a high degree of integrity and ethics.
• Complies with applicable regulations, performing all work in a safe manner.
• Maintains proper records in accordance with SOPs and policies.
  

Experience:

• Bachelors' Degree with 2+ years of Research experience in a Biology Laboratory setting or Master's Degree in a relevant Scientific area, e.g., Immunology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Medical Laboratory Science
• Ability to operate laboratory equipment and apparatus
• Agile in learning new technology and concepts
• Concise and accurate reporting of technical data and information
• Ability to troubleshoot experiments and assays such as ELISA
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Experience working in an immunology/biochemistry laboratory environment is desirable
• Required Skills: BIOCHEMISTRY, BIOTECHNOLOGY, CELL CULTURE, IMMUNOASSAYS, LABORATORY EQUIPMENT
• Additional Skills: IMMUNOLOGY, EXCEL, FLOW CYTOMETRY, EXCELLENT WRITTEN AND VERBAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS