Research Associate

Calling all recent college graduates! Are you looking for your chance to thrive in a cutting edge laboratory? Look no further! Medix is hiring for a Research Associate to join an assay development team that we partner with in Irvine, CA. If you have past experience with techniques such as ELISA, Western blot, protein purification, SDS-Page, consider applying today!

Summary
The Research Associate I will support immunodiagnostic assay development following the product development process. S/he will work under the direction of the Research Scientist's guidance to execute daily experiments, analyze data sets, write protocols/documents, and generate reports.

Responsibilities

• Executes assay verification and validation with the team.
• Participates in projects for Biomarker/IVD assay development in various disease areas.
• Ensures quality in work, such as raw data records being accurate, complete, and in
  appropriate order, and meeting protocol and SOP specifications and GLP requirements.
• Assists with the establishment of protocols and procedures.
• Executes the evaluation and qualification of materials following established protocols and procedures.
• Assists with identifying needs and sourcing of materials, samples, and other critical
  materials, as well as supplies.
• Participates in daily lab operation duties.
• Executes other assignments by upper management as needed.

Education

• BS in biology, biochemistry, bioengineering, chemistry, or science/engineering related
  disciplines.

Experience

• Minimum 1 year of industry experience in IVD immunodiagnostics fields, or other related
  diagnostic fields.
• Experience with ELISA, antibody/antigen selection and conjugation, protein purification, SDS-PAGE, Western blot, etc. is a plus.

Requirement

• Must be willing to handle human whole-blood, plasma and/or serum samples.
• Excellent organizational skills along with strong written and oral communication skills.
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other applications.
• Experience writing, reviewing, and executing standard operating procedures, protocols, and reports is a plus.
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Good collaborative skills within a dynamic team.