ASSOCIATE RESEARCH SCIENTIST SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, AND JOB REQUIREMENTS
Updated: Aug 6, 2024 - The Associate Research Scientist possesses broad expertise in statistical and machine learning methods, including Bayesian statistics and reinforcement learning. They excel in converting complex problems into manageable models and are proficient in programming languages like R, Python, and Julia, along with SQL and other data analysis tools. This role emphasizes independent project management, effective cross-team collaboration, and the continuous sharing and acquisition of new skills within dynamic research environments.
Summary of Associate Research Scientist Knowledge and Qualifications on Resume
1. BS in Biology with 4 years of Experience
- Abilities to perform the job or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
- Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job
- Understands and conforms to methods, and protocols applicable to assigned tasks.
- Experience performing immunoassays, ELISA or similar testing
- Designs and executes experiments independently
- Reviews and critiques study protocols, project status reports, final study reports and other project-related technical documents
- Prepares and reviews study protocols, project status reports, final study reports and other project-related technical documents
- Leads analytical (procedural and instrumental) troubleshooting sessions
- Proven problem solving and troubleshooting abilities
- Proven ability in technical writing skills, communicates data and technical issues to clients
- Experience with BD Flow Cytometer instrumentation (FACSCanto, Fortessa, Symphony, Aria, etc.)
2. BS in Chemistry with 3 years of Experience
- Practical lab experience in an academic, pharmaceutical, or biotechnology setting
- Strong knowledge of protein characterization and development of biochemical assays for enzymatic activity in simple and complex model systems
- Strong knowledge of fermentation systems
- Experience with a wide range of bio-analytical equipment and biochemical assays
- Knowledge of proper and efficient experimental design and data analysis
- Demonstrated presentation skills and technical writing capabilities
- Must be motivated, creative, have strong problem solving and critical thinking skills, with an understanding of product development
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the desire and ability to work within a multidisciplinary team are also
- Familiarity with molecular and cellular immunology concepts and techniques.
- Experience with flow cytometry including in vitro T cell functional assays and tissue culture.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
3. BS in Biochemistry with 5 years of Experience
- Experience in bioconjugation methods (lysine, inter-chain cysteine and/or site-specific cysteine and other).
- Experience in production, purification and characterization of ADCs on research scale (0.5-15 mg) and medium scales (100-500 mg).
- Experience in protein expression and purification on AKTA platforms.
- Experience in the development of purification strategies using various chromatographic techniques
- Experience in affinity, size exclusion, ion exchange, hydrophobic interaction, and tangential flow filtration.
- Develop and implement methods for purification and in-depth biochemical characterization of therapeutic candidates and reagents (RP-HPLC, LC-MS, SDS-PAGE, western analysis, ELISA).
- Highly organized, motivated, and able to work independently and in collaborative teams.
- Demonstrated record of scientific accomplishments and publications.
- Excellent time management and organizational skills.
- Must know how to operate GC-MS, LC-MS, HPLC, TLC, ICP-MS, etc.
- Able to follow EP pharmacopeias or Baxter procedures (e.g Elemental impurities quantification per ICP-MS)
4. BS in Molecular Biology with 2 years of Experience
- Experience with statistics, machine learning, linear programming, or mathematical optimization, both practical and theoretical
- Excellent skills at distilling complex, ambiguous scenarios into tractable models
- Familiarity with simulation and at least one programming language for data analysis such as R, Python, or Julia
- Familiarity with SQL, relational databases, version control, and tools for reproducible such as git, Jupyter, and R Markdown, make or authoring custom packages
- Demonstrated ability to manage time independently and take projects to completion
- Willingness to both teach others and learn new techniques
- Ability to document and explain cutting-edge techniques to other team members
- Comfort working in a collaborative environment with cross-team communication to bring projects into production
- Familiarity with Bayesian statistics, hierarchical modeling, MCMC algorithms, latent factor models
- Familiarity with reinforcement learning, dynamic programming, multi-armed bandits
5. BS in Biotechnology with 6 years of Experience
- Broad background and knowledge of ion sources, ion movement, detection limit improvements and theoretical aspects of mass spectrometry
- Experience with hardware design and testing to improve mass spectrometry detection limits, sample throughput, ion source sampling efficiency, and compound coverage LC/MS workflows strongly
- Experience with various sample introduction techniques and atmosphere to vacuum interface designs.
- Proven publication record within the field related to hardware design or workflow testing
- Excellent communication and facilitation skills
- Ability to work independently
- Excellent analytical, problem solving and decision making skills
- Proven team player, with strong collaboration skills
- Excellent time-management skills, ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously with little supervision
- Able to follow and comply with Good documentation practice
- Experience with flow cytometry analysis software (FlowJo, FACSDiva, FSCExpress, etc.) as well as statistical software (JMP, R, Spotfire, Prism, etc.).