Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Description:
STEMCELL Technologies Inc is a privately-owned biotechnology company that helps power leading-edge life sciences research around the world. Scientists performing stem cell, immunology, cancer, regenerative medicine and cellular therapy research are among those who rely on our cell culture media, cell separation products and ancillary reagents. We have over 400 science-oriented employees, including 100 PhDs/MScs, with the majority of our other employees holding a BSc degree. Our goal is to create novel, useful, high quality, standardized products to facilitate cancer and related healthcare research. We see ourselves simply as “scientists helping scientists”, standing by our customers around the globe to provide outstanding products, technical support and training. Driven by our love of science, and our passion for quality, STEMCELL now delivers over 1500 products to more than 70 countries worldwide. Currently, we have an opening for a Research Associate (Research and Development) in our Vancouver office.
The Research Associate will be responsible for testing new and existing product and product components. This position is responsible for thorough product documentation, data analysis and reporting, troubleshooting experiments and literature reviews. The successful incumbent will also become an in-house expert in lab techniques for training new employees and will evaluate new technologies and instrumentation.
Duties:
- Design experiments with input from supervisor
- Manage the project budget and maintains written records of laboratory procedures, experimental results and all lab work according to company standards
- Perform data analysis and calculations independently
- Troubleshoot experiments, identify abnormal or unexpected trends in data
- Present results of experiments and future plans at departmental and team meetings
- Perform literature reviews, discuss relevance to product design with supervisor
- Assist with competitor analyses, market analyses and evaluation of new technologies
- Author and provide input on scientific abstracts, technical product and quality documents
- Provide training on laboratory/product protocols to lab and sales staff
- Provide technical support (product use, protocols) for QC and Manufacturing
- Participate in the development and validation of improved cell separation products for hematopoietic cell isolation.
- Contribute to medium development for culture, expansion and assay of hematopoietic cells
- Provide assistance on related projects for non-hematopoietic stem cells and progenitors as required
Qualifications:
- MSc or BSc with an equivalent combination of scientific knowledge and minimum 3 years of related experience
- Knowledge of a broad range of lab techniques, specifically mammalian cell culture and flow cytometry
- Ability to multi-task, work independently as well as in a team
- Self-motivated and goal oriented
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Proficient at data/scientific presentations and training sessions
- Experience in authoring product documentation, performing literature reviews and market analyses
This is an opportunity to work with highly motivated colleagues in a science-oriented, creative and dynamic environment. We offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits and significant career development opportunities. If you are interested in this challenging and rewarding position, please apply here.