Staff Scientist

By joining Bio-Techne, youll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide.

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Position Summary:

The Research and Development Science group (R&D Science) at ProteinSimple, a Bio-Techne brand, is seeking an innovative and accomplished Staff Scientist to join our growing team on our mission to develop game-changing analytical instrumentation and assays. As a part of the Product Development Team, you will work among other innovative, supportive scientists and engineers that have a passion for product development and a knack for disrupting the way people characterize their samples. Our team works on exciting technologies for analysis of biomolecules and cells, including capillary electrophoresis, automated immunoassays, microfluidics, and cell sorting. In this role, you will have substantial autonomy and collaborate scientifically to develop novel consumables, reagents, and instruments to deliver cutting edge technologies to our global customer base.

If you have experience with analytical instruments, immunoassays, assay development, or capillary electrophoresis this might be the role for you. If you want to make better analytical tools to enable our customers to make better medicines, apply today.

Key Responsibilities:

• New Product Development

  • Use considerable independence, judgement, and discretion to design and execute experiments to develop robust analytical assays and workflows for biomolecule characterization with a focus on Simple Western and Maurice product lines

  • Own and plan development activities within technical area of expertise, and may direct other scientists and engineers experiments on development of assays, reagents, instruments and consumables

  • Identify risks and provide recommendations for risk mitigation in area of responsibility and use data-driven decisions to advance projects and communicate status to cross-functional teams

  • Establish standards for experimental design and data analysis and define technical requirements for products with a focus on robustness, scalability, and cost

  • Independently drive innovation by identifying new areas of opportunity, evaluating technologies, and contributing to feasibility studies and product roadmaps, including submission of invention disclosures with others

• Expert in Analytical Science

  • Strong grasp of bioanalytical techniques, including electrophoretic and chromatographic separations and detection methods

  • Good understanding of biophysical and chemical property measurements

• Collaboration and Technical Leadership

  • Provide technical leadership in lab and within cross-functional teams to guide and conduct development activities within defined timelines

  • Act as a scientific subject matter expert within the organization and externally (e.g., conferences)

  • Work closely with R&D Science, Engineering, Software, Product Management, and Manufacturing teams to develop, validate, and release new products

  • Train, supervise, and mentor junior scientists and/or research associates

Education and Experience:

• Ph.D. in biochemistry, analytical chemistry, biotechnology, biomedical engineering, or a related field with 8-12 years of relevant experience is required, with 5+ years industry experience in new product development

• Candidates with experience in capillary electrophoresis, development of scientific instrumentation or developing immunoassays and associated reagents are preferred

• Candidates with background in nucleic acid characterization (DNA/RNA) or NGS will be considered

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Experience in biotechnology new product development for research use only (RUO) or in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) is required

• Experience with biomolecule analytical separation and detection methods e.g., HPLC, capillary electrophoresis (CZE, cIEF, CE-SDS), microfluidics is required

• Must have demonstrated ability to develop commercial products of high degree of complexity

• Strong track record of technical leadership, including experience working in cross-functional teams

• Must have ability to work on novel experimentation requiring a high degree of independence and judgement and then train others

• Demonstrated experience developing robust scalable products and transferring new products to manufacturing environments

• Strong background in laboratory instrumentation and automation

• Highly motivated and able to balance several projects concurrently

• Must demonstrate ability to work independently and determine priorities for self and others

• Outstanding documentation and organizational skills

• Productive and effective written and verbal communication skills in research and manufacturing environments

• Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Powerpoint, Word), experience with JMP or Python software is highly desirable

Why Join Bio-Techne:

• We offer competitive insurance benefits starting on day one: medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, pet, and legal and ID shield.
• We invest in our employees financial futures through 401k plans, an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), Health Saving Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Dependent Care FSA.
• We empower our employees develop their careers through mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, tuition reimbursement, internship programs, and more.
• We offer employee resource groups, volunteer paid time off, employee events, and charity drives to build a culture of caring and belonging.
• We offer an accrued leave policy with paid holidays, paid time off, and paid parental leave.
• We foster a culture of empowerment and innovation, where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring their new ideas to the table.

Bio-Techne is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

To protect the interests of all, Bio-Techne will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than a candidate application. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Bio-Techne will be considered Bio-Techne property.