Scientific Service Specialist.

Immediate need for a talented Scientific Service Specialist. This is a 12+ Months Contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Cambridge, MA (Onsite). Please review the job description below and contact me ASAP if you are interested.

Job ID:25-56670

Pay Range: $30 - $35/hour.  Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).
 
Key Responsibilities:

• Use their expertise in flow cytometry and cell sorting to teach, assist, and oversee core lab functions. 
• Serve as a resource for users; to train new users, help self-operators solve problems with their instrument operations and improve their skills in all aspects of FACS instrument function. 
• Acts as primary resource to provide experiment setup technical leadership for all scientist's operators and aid resolve experiment setup, design, and operation issues.
• Performs guidance with routine, moderate, and complex analysis for flow cytometry assay specimens in accordance with assay specific gating guides (GG) and standard operating procedures (SOPs) .
• Perform routine maintenance on FACS equipment, including QC of cytometers and routine fluorescence compensation procedure Leads routine quality investigations.
• Supports management in coordinating daily assignment of workload and assist in daily workload completion and review process.
• Coordinates and responds to queries, communications, and workflows with flow labs to ensure consistency and timely resolution.
• Identifies and leads efforts related to troubleshooting and process improvements to increase data quality, lower costs, or reduce turnaround times.
• Completes CAPAs and effectiveness verifications. 
• Become familiar with all software used in the facility such as Benching and assist facility users in learning to use this software.
•  Understand common and unique biological applications, cell handling techniques, and reagents used by researchers and assist them in designing and optimizing their FACS experiments.
• Take responsibility for non-routine instrument maintenance and repair (complementing instrument manufacturer service).
• Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job at any time. 
• Interaction level with Management/Team Members: Daily.

Key Requirements and Technology Experience: 

• BA/BS degree in physical or biological science or a related science and 5 or more years of recent, directly related work experience or Associate’s Degree in life science or other relevant discipline and 10 years' flow cytometry experience in a laboratory environment or High School Degree/GED with 15 years' flow cytometry experience in a laboratory environment.
• A highly qualified candidate will have 5 or more years of experience with one or more of the following instrumentation systems: Sony SH800 FACS, BD FACS Aria, BD Symphony, Cytek Aurora, ACEA Novocyte.
• Master's degree in an Immunology scientific discipline is preferred.
• A highly qualified candidate will have experience in working with and/or designing larger flow cytometry panels (>10 colors).
• Comprehensive understanding of how the flow cytometer and FACS instruments work.
• Attention to detail and understanding of the basic laboratory environment
• Excellent organizational skills; ability to troubleshoot and solve problems independently
• Ability to follow oral and written directions
• Demonstrates appropriate use of relevant equipment after training
• Ability to work independently and lead a team
• Basic experience with MS Office: Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Must be able to remains in a stationary position more than 25% of the time.
• The person in this position needs to occasionally move inside and outside labs.
• Frequently operate on instruments, objects, tools or controls, which will require regularly bending, squatting, stretching and reaching in order to perform in a service function.
• Regularly move or lift up to 25 pounds and occasionally move or lift up to 100 pounds.

Our client is a leading healthcare Industry and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. If you are interested in this position, please apply online for immediate consideration.
 
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