Application Scientist

PerkinElmer•Collegeville, PA

1d•$70,000 - $90,000•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a highly motivated and ambitious candidate to join the PerkinElmer OneSource Scientific Services team based at one of our customer sites in Pennsylvania. The successful candidate will be working within the PerkinElmer Technical Lab Services (TLS) division and will be placed within a team at the customer site who have a focus on high-throughput, automated processes supporting innovative and life-changing research and development activities. The candidate will work within a collaborative team environment across a diverse biotherapeutic portfolio within the company and can develop in PerkinElmer’s scientific arena. The role will report to a dedicated PerkinElmer team leader and will be based at the GSK Upper Providence campus.

Requirements

Strong communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal.
Self-motivated and able to work under pressure to prioritize conflicting deadlines.
An ability to meet timelines successfully with the utmost attention to detail while setting high-performance standards.
Service orientated attitude combined with innovative thinking.
Strong interpersonal skills; strong team player with customer satisfaction focus
Ability to execute new and established methods and protocols.
Ability to understand, interpret, and communicate complex scientific data.
Understanding of standard software packages (i.e. Microsoft Office).
Ability to operate within company and/or customer site safety codes of practice.
Associate degree with 5+ years of experience in laboratory automation and/or lab instrumentation support.
Experience working with the Tecan Fluent
Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team-based environment
Proficient in cellular and biochemical assay techniques.
Knowledgeable in good laboratory practices (GLP) and good laboratory safety practices.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, or related discipline with 2 years of experience in laboratory automation and/or lab instrumentation support
Experience with additional equipment such as Combi, BlueWasher, Cytomat, Liconic, WDII, PlateLoc, Xpeel, Cytation, Pherastar, Vspin, Echo.
Experience with immortalized and/or primary cell culture.
Knowledge of device networking and communications protocols.
Experience of scripting and other advanced programming languages.

Responsibilities

Leverage integrated assay automation platform to execute medium-high-throughput cell-based screens and assays in collaboration with therapeutic area and functional area scientists.
Train equipment users on key concepts associated with the platforms to support best practices and mitigate avoidable run failures, ensuring optimal routine operation.
Assist with programming the automated platform for assay protocol development.
Act as the 'first-responder' for troubleshooting and error recovery.
Maintain cell lines and primary cell cultures.
Demonstrate flexibility in accommodating rapidly changing priorities and deadlines.
Manage laboratory inventories.
Ensure compliance with laboratory safety procedures and guidelines.
Support equipment maintenance and establish strong relationships with OEM Service Organizations.
Interact with other engineers to leverage platform/systems knowledge to minimize instrument downtime.
Maintain training and compliance in areas of health and safety, security, environmental, and operational aspects of daily activities in the working environment.
Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job at any time.

Benefits

The annual compensation range for this full-time position is $70,000 to $90,000.
PerkinElmer is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
PerkinElmer is committed to a culturally diverse workforce.

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