Postdoctoral Scientist

GRIFOLS, S.A. • NC-RTP, CA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Postdoctoral Scientist will perform research working collaboratively with other scientific team members to advance early research and early projects through proof-of-concept. Postdoctoral Scientists are expected to independently plan and drive projects, design and conduct experiments, maintain proper documentation, and effectively communicate within the onsite research team, across Grifols’ sites and research groups, and within the scientific community. Project emphasis will be on virus inactivation and reduction experiments including accompanying and preparatory work steps such as virus propagation, virus titration, cell culture etc.

Requirements

• Doctoral degree (PhD, MD or other) in applicable science, engineering, or medical field.
• 2 + years of experience in experimental laboratory.
• Working knowledge of virological techniques (virus propagation and titration, cell culture etc.) and general protein purification (precipitation and filtration, chromatography)
• Trained in handling biohazardous and infectious samples.
• Exercises judgement and initiative in making project decisions.
• Creativity and originality in experimental work is expected.
• Clear oral, verbal, and written communication is required.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively and productively as part of a team highlighting their individual contributions while also advancing the larger project scope. Includes working effectively with small core team and with functional teams within the larger research organization.
• Provides regular updates to overseeing scientist(s) and other postdocs on status of experiments and studies.
• Capable of planning multifaceted projects and incorporating multiple experimental approaches appropriately.
• Source and interpret literature, run database searches, plan and design experimental studies, execute and refine experiments, interpret and communicate findings.
• Presents research results to colleagues at scientific meetings, publishes scientific manuscripts and contributes to creation of Intellectual Property.
• Maintains laboratory notebook and complies to scientific recordkeeping policies.
• May supervise other personnel (e.g. interns) as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree