Senior Laboratory Engineer/Scientist at Confidential company

A leading Medical Devices company is looking to hire Laboratory Engineers/Scientists. These are direct hire FTE positions with the company and will be based in Minneapolis or Oakdale, MN.

Essential Functions:

The incumbent will join a team of scientists for development of immunoassays used for In Vito Diagnostics.

• Following all necessary laboratory safety and operation protocols.
• Executing experiments in protein analysis, conjugation, separation and quantitation.
• Optimizing assay reagent formulations and assay conditions.
• Running immunoassays on automated analyzers.
• Performing statistical data analysis for test results.
• Troubleshooting and resolving instrumentation issues when they occur.

Knowledge/Educational Requirements

• D., or MS, with relevant combined experience in either Biochemistry, Medical Laboratory Technology, Biotechnology, Analytical Chemistry, Immunology, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, or other related field with hands on laboratory experience.
• Previous experience in assay development or clinical laboratory is preferred.
• Post-doc training in clinical chemistry and clinical laboratory operation is a plus.
• experience with optimizing immunoassay formulation highly recommended
• Having research publications will be considered as a plus.

Skills and Abilities

• The successful candidate will have good analytical skills and outstanding attention to details.
• Proficiency in laboratory Equipment setup, operation and maintenances.
• Capability of performing data analysis with statistical tools.
• Ability to perform literature searching, summarizing outcomes and possible implementation.
• Self-driving and independent work abilities are required.
• Effective oral and written communication skills in English are required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.