Job Listing: Senior Scientist

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
-Direct and oversee immunological experiments following Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and using Good Laboratory Practice and/or Good Clinical Laboratory Practice under Biosafety Level 2 (BSL-2) and on occasion Biosafety Level 3 (BSL-3) conditions
-Prepare necessary documents for analysis and data transfer of immunoassays, including but not limited to ICS, lymphocyte proliferation, tetramer staining, cytokines and antibodies in serum/plasma, for clinical vaccine studies
-Assure that direct reports perform routine laboratory maintenance, including reagent inventory, instrument calibration, and facility monitoring that meet QA/QC standards for the department
-Write and implement new SOPs, review and update current SOPs, or assign these duties to a qualified direct report
-Prepare and/or review reports for all immune response assays including but not limited to: FACS, proliferation, tetramer, serum/plasma
Assist Biostatistics Department in assay qualification and preparation for assay validation
-Assign assay validation to appropriate personnel, oversees performance of validation procedure, assists personnel in preparation of final validation report
-Assist in further development of processes for shipping, receiving, recording, storing, and data management of all clinical trial samples in accordance to GCLP practices
-Ensure the maintenance of complete and clear laboratory notebooks by all reports
-Generate lab progress reports for Annual Reports from funding agencies and presented to Supervisor, Management, Technical Advisory Groups, Vaccine Selection Advisory Committee, and other internal steering committees
-Coordinate and support project managers with pre-clinical studies by reviewing immunology section of protocols, assigning direct reports to perform assays, and then evaluate and analyze the data with the project managers
-Assist Senior Director in preparing yearly budgets based on upcoming studies

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About Aerotek Scientific:

Join Aerotek Scientific LLCSM, one of the fastest growing providers of scientific and clinical research services in the nation. Due to our growth, we're constantly on the lookout for qualified professionals to place in contract, contract-to-hire, and permanent placement positions across the scientific and clinical research communities. At Aerotek Scientific, we know it's more than just your day-to-day responsibilities that can make or break a job. It's the support you get. That's the reason Aerotek Scientific offers a variety of benefits including medical, dental, optical, 401k, and many more. Don't put your career in the hands of just anyone, put it in the hands of a specialist. Join the Aerotek Scientific team! Allegis Group and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers.