Scientist - Assay Development

2 months ago


Mississauga, Canada Vital Biosciences Inc. Full time

**About you**:
You are a passionate and creative scientist who is proficient in the planning and execution of experiments, maintaining equipment, preparing high-quality reagents and buffers, and performing various molecular biology and biochemistry laboratory techniques. You enjoy playing a critical role in a fast-paced lab environment and do not shy away from bench work to troubleshoot and optimize our next-generation assays. You are eager to actively contribute to our product development direction and present novel procedural and scientific concepts that will positively impact all aspects of the Vital ecosystem.

**What you'll be doing**:

- Develop, optimize and validate new assays for our diagnostic product pipeline
- Design, execute, and meticulously document experiments
- Analyze clinical samples for assay verification and validation
- Tap into various resources to support experimental design
- Help the team develop and achieve goals to meet ambitious timelines
- Construct, modify, and follow standard operating procedures in direct collaboration with the development team
- Transfer methods to other internal or external partners and support collaborations through defensible result production and QC procedures
- Manage multiple tasks and changing priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Author, review, and hone our standard operating procedures (SOPs) to improve quality and accelerate our assay pipeline
- Be actively involved in laboratory management including inventory management and supply chain responsibilities
- Partner closely to provide assay development support to our research, manufacturing science, downstream formulation, and engineering teams to achieve performance requirements
- Communicate effectively with peers and leadership to support decision-making, including summarizing results in reports and presentations
- Contribute to departmental strategies and provide input on lab requirements and improvements

**What you'll need**:

- BSc or post-graduate degree in biochemistry, biology, immunology, hematology, or related field with 2 years of hands-on laboratory experience
- Experience with execution of experiments in a wet lab preferably in an industry setting
- Competency in immunochemistry and biochemical assays
- Ability to communicate results and concepts clearly to fellow scientists and engineers
- Ability to handle a diverse workload
- High learning agility
- GMP experience will be considered an asset

**Bonus points for**:

- Familiarity with Python or other programming languages;
- Familiarity with the medical device industry and associated regulatory pathways;
- Experience working with laboratory automation/liquid handling (i.e., TECAN);
- Ability to write and maintain standard operating procedures;
- Assay development experience with clinical samples;
- Prior experience working in a fast-paced, start-up environment;
- Appreciation of puns



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