Principal Scientist

Werfen•Bedford, MA

10h•$145,000 - $180,000•Onsite

About The Position

Emerging authority in one or more scientific/technical areas. Plans and conducts advanced scientific assignments requiring leadership and mastery of specialized techniques.

Requirements

Duties require broad use and application of scientific principles, theories, and concepts in field of expertise.
Professional experience is a plus.
Must demonstrate the ability to perform all duties and responsibilities at the Scientist II level.
Frequent inter-organizational and outside contacts.
May represent company to outside organizations on technical issues.

Nice To Haves

Technical and Functional Skills
Plan Implementation
Adherence to long term objectives
Self-driven

Responsibilities

Applies scientific method and experimental design in problem solving.
Uses scientific expertise to provide solutions to problems which require technical expertise.
Applies expertise in ingenuous and creative ways.
Defines mid-to-long term objectives.
Able to implement plan to accomplish objectives.
May direct the work of other level scientists.
Maintains accurate and precise documentation.
Writes reports and technical summaries and may represent company to outside organizations.
May prepare technical papers for publication and/or publication.
Maintains comprehensive knowledge of scientific literature and competitive products.
Defines broad scope and critical elements of a project, and selects approaches to be taken.
Handles broad assignments and objectives under minimum direction to accomplish short-term goals.
Performs other related duties as position may require.