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Associate Scientist - Bioassay

Employer
GSK
Location
Collegeville, PA
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Dec 15, 2021

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Discipline
Physical Sciences, Chemistry
Job Type
Staff Scientist
Organization Type
All Industry, Pharma
Site Name: USA - Pennsylvania - Upper Providence Posted Date: Nov 22 2021 Are you looking for a role that you can develop develop, qualify and validate biological assays to support drug development with supervision? If so, this is the role for you. This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following: Developing, qualifying and validating biological assays in support of drug development with supervision. Preparing draft assay methods and development/qualification reports. Providing assay support to R&D groups. Participating in assay transfer to manufacturing and/or contract laboratories. Training others and helping to troubleshoot assay problems as they occur. Maintaining awareness of the current literature relevant to methods of biochemical analysis. Why you? Basic Qualifications: We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals: BS in Chemistry, Biology, or a Science related field 2+ Years' experience in running and analyzing bioassays in a pharmaceutical/biotechnology or academic environment. Experience performing biochemistry/biology techniques such as ELISA, Western blot, SPR, or RT-qPCR. Prior experience in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry. Experience using laboratory automation. Knowledge of statistical analysis of experimental results. Preferred Qualifications: If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus: Strong organizational skills Excellent communication skills and ability to influence. Strong technical writing skills for documentation. Demonstration of a high level of scientific rigor and integrity. Excellent interpersonal communication skills Excellent technical writing skills Ability to work in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams Ability to interpret analytical results from experiments to troubleshoot and optimize analytical methods Why GSK? Our values and expectations are at the heart of everything we do and form an important part of our culture. These include Patient focus, Transparency, Respect, Integrity along with Courage, Accountability, Development, and Teamwork. As GSK focuses on our values and expectations and a culture of innovation, performance, and trust, the successful candidate will demonstrate the following capabilities: Operating at pace and agile decision-making - using evidence and applying judgment to balance pace, rigor and risk. Committed to delivering high quality results, overcoming challenges, focusing on what matters, execution. Continuously looking for opportunities to learn, build skills and share learning. 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