Scientist II Job at Pharmaceutical Company, Pleasanton, CA

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  • Pharmaceutical Company
  • Pleasanton, CA

Job Description

The Opportunity

As a Scientist II, you will be an integral contributor, facilitating daily laboratory operations and managing

sample delivery to fulfill service requests. Your efforts will provide project teams with the critical

materials necessary to support new product launches.

This position will be based on-site in Pleasanton, California.

Local Candidates Only

Specific Responsibilities

● Under minimal supervision, executes assigned project activities using established procedures and

applying scientific knowledge and accumulated experience to complete projects involving

manipulating human cell lines, microorganism and/or other biological material.

● Perform standard microbiological techniques to culture diverse bacterial isolates under aerobic

and anaerobic conditions for banking and delivery to clients. Responsible for maintaining and

optimizing the growth of diverse microbes under various conditions.

● Makes recommendations to resolve problems encountered while performing procedures.

● Receives general direction; plans and executes own work. May act as a project lead.

● Maintains an effective scientific knowledge base and effectively uses broad scientific concepts to

resolve problems of moderate scope and complexity.

● Analyzes alternative approaches to solve problems or develop new perspectives on existing

solutions.

● Responsible for the accuracy, quality, and timeliness of all assigned projects, tasks and related

activities. Summarizes experimental results, and reviews conclusions with supervisor/project

leader. May communicate the results of experiments in the form of reports and presentations.

● Accountable for electronic records management and use of validated systems ensuring

information is recorded in a timely manner, accurately and consistently.

● Performs work according to established internal safety guidelines and procedures, and as

specified by appropriate external regulatory agencies (e.g., OSHA).

● Participates in routine lab maintenance, lab safety, ISO, and QSR implementation.

Position Requirements & Experience

● Bachelor’s degree in Molecular Biology, Cellular Biology, or Microbiology or related field and

4+ years of relevant experience.

● Master’s Degree in Molecular Biology, Cellular Biology, or Microbiology or related field and 2+

years of relevant experience.

● Experience with aseptic techniques and bacterial or cell culture.

● Experience culturing within an anaerobic chamber preferred

● Experience performing bacterial enumeration, MPN and identification with MALDI-TOF.

Familiarity with microbial taxonomy and identification.

● Must be able to manually manipulate samples (plating, pipetting, labeling and vialing) on a

routine basis.

● Must be able to work in a laboratory environment on a daily basis under BSL-2 laboratory

conditions. May work a variety of infectious human material (HxV, pathogenic bacteria, or

engineered material, etc) and sample types (blood, serum, urine, stool etc).

● Must be able to work in a dynamic and collaborative team environment with multiple

stakeholders across the organization.

● Understanding of good laboratory, data and documentation practices.

Preferred:

● Flexibility with respect to projects, unique biological material handling requirements, and

meeting client/organizational goals and expectations.

● Excellent analytical, problem solving, communication skills and strong data analysis skills.

● Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced and cross-functional team.

● Good work ethic with a ‘can-do’ mentality and interest in approaching challenging questions with

attention to details and independent, critical thinking.

● Able to grasp new concepts quickly.

● Knowledge of LIMS software and eLN.

● Experience with ddPCR.

● Project Management experience.

● Client facing experience is a plus.

Job Tags

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