Scientist Job Description
Scientist Duties & Responsibilities
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Scientist Qualifications
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Licensing or Certifications for Scientist
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Education for Scientist
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the scientist job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Chemistry, Science, Biology, Education, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Engineering, Molecular Biology, Biological Sciences, Microbiology
Skills for Scientist
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Scientist Examples
Scientist Job Description
- Participation in diverse projects involving exploratory data analysis, statistical modeling, study design and analysis, and expert testimony
- Application of risk analysis methodologies to problems in engineering, health, finance, ecology, and the environment
- Development and management of projects
- Establish minimum excipient inventory quantities based on study needs
- Maintains proper records in accordance with GLPs, SOPs and policies
- Provide various support functions in Laboratory Operations group for overall BBD program progression such as management of sample receipt and movement
- Performing routin extraction of tobacco products for analysis
- Performing routine analytical smoking, extraction and preparation of smoke extracts for analysis
- With supervision, carries out analytical activities and experiments in support of the development of pharmaceutical products
- With Supervision, provides analytical development support for formulation development of products at the laboratory and pilot plant scale
- Typically requires a Bachelors degree, Masters degree or PhD in scientific or related technical field and progressively complex scientific experience as follows
- Minimum of 0-5 years experience for a Ph.D
- PhD, MD or equivalent with strong research background in immunology, preferably tumor immunology
- At least 4 years experience with regulated environments
- Excellent communication and organizational skills the ability to work in a strong team environment
- Can organize and manage teams chartered to address resolution of manufacturing issues or special projects with general management guidance
Scientist Job Description
- Conduct routine and non-routine analysis of raw materials
- Compile data for documentation of test procedures and prepare reports
- Review data for compliance to specifications and report and investigate abnormalities
- Calibrate and maintain lab equipment
- Revise and update standard operating procedures as needed
- Performs a variety of tasks and techniques to support cell based assay and related lab projects
- Synthesize and purify synthetic oligonucleotides using automated equipment in a GMP clean room environment
- Problem-solve technical issues
- Perform equipment maintenance and troubleshooting
- Establish and execute validation protocols for manufacturing equipment
- Problem solving skills combined with analytical skills and good attention to details
- MS or PhD degree in Experimental Physics, Nuclear, or Electrical Engineering from an accredited college or university
- Knowledge and experience with working with cells (preferably MSC, or immune cells)
- Strong background in pharmaceutical separation science (LC, GC, CE)
- PhD in chemistry or a related discipline with at least 3 years of hands on laboratory experience is required
- It is required that the candidate be able to conduct research experiments, including trouble shooting with minimal supervision
Scientist Job Description
- Serve as change owner for projects impacting drug product manufacturing processes
- Provide consistency across the plant through sharing of problem-solving activities and maintaining updated technical product history
- As needed, provide technical expertise and coordinate activities to develop scaled-up or scaled down processes for commercial products for development activities
- Evaluate new process equipment and advise management about areas of opportunity in the application of novel technologies, process optimization activities, or proposals for improvement of product quality
- As needed develop experimental plans, collate data, organize results, and apply statistical methodology to those results
- Plan and execute in-process analytical support activities
- Design and conduct necessary experiments
- Develop fit for purpose analytical methods for Novel Biologics candidates
- Display strong technological orientation with independence of experimental design by implementing new techniques and performing complex analytical procedures
- Design, set-up, maintain and evolve laboratory
- PhD in Astronomy, Physics, or related discipline plus at least 8 years of experience in the characterization, analysis, and simulation of astronomical imaging data
- At least eight years of experience in the characterization and analysis of imaging data from space-based infrared detectors
- At least 2 years experience in analytical development and quality control
- Knowledge of GMPs and GLPs
- Experience following SOPs and USP methods
- Practical knowledge of HPLC, Karl Fischer, GC, IR, UV-VIS, and wet chemistry
Scientist Job Description
- Performs investigations and troubleshooting of analytical test methods and lab instruments
- Performs investigation and writes reports on findings, conclusion and identify corrective actions/preventative actions
- Carries out quantitative and qualitative analyses in support of method comparisons, method transfers, method validations, product in-use study
- Train junior level scientist and technician and participate in identifying process to improve efficiency in laboratory testing
- Assist in organizing, staging and pulling samples for stability studies
- Assist in creating database for stability sample pull, staging sample and test schedules
- Assisting in the evaluation and implementation of novel and existing clinical diagnostic technologies for molecular (nucleic acid-based) testing and/or features across multiple instrument platforms
- Instrument operation and understanding of its functioning, protocol execution, failure investigations, instrument maintenance, statistical data analysis, report writing, and presentation of results
- Handling/preparing test samples containing human derived or cultured pathogenic agents
- Generate valid data at expected levels of productivity while adhering to cGMP
- Experience working with frozen cells, mammalian cells
- Experience or training with bioassay, immunoassay, ELISA or similar
- Experience working with a laminar flow hood or bio-safety cabinet
- Knowledge of analytical techniques (HPLC, MS)
- Willingness to work with hazardous chemicals
- Ability to work in a lab environment where frequent standing, pushing and lifting is required
Scientist Job Description
- To conduct all activities in accordance with the principles of GLP
- To meet all approved time targets
- To record and report all experimental data and methods as per laboratory SOPs
- Ensure compliance with the Company quality guidelines, procedures and processes
- Keep training records and TEDs up to date
- To be responsible for designated equipment to ensure that it is maintained in good working condition
- To generate laboratory SOPs and LMs as required
- To assist other research and development staff in the development of new intellectual property
- To assist on pharma partner projects
- To undertake other tasks as specified from time-to-time by my Manager
- Experience in tissue collection, sectioning, and histological techniques would also be beneficial
- Experience writing SOPs and Study Reports
- Cell biology, including culture of cell lines and primary cells, transfections and transductions, and cell-based reporter and functional assays
- Biochemistry, including quantitative enzyme assays, immunoprecipitation, ELISA, Western blot analysis, SDS page
- Molecular Biology, including DNA/RNA isolation and quantitation, primer design, and quantitative PCR (Q- and QRT-PCR.)
- BS or MS Degree in Molecular Biology, Cellular biology, or Biochemistry, or equivalent experience