Research Assistant, Site Based, Rahway, NJ

Cyprotex•Rahway, NJ

18d•Onsite

About The Position

Evotec is seeking a detail-oriented and curious Research Assistant to support Benchling and related laboratory information systems. The position provides user assistance, compliance monitoring, data curation, documentation, training, testing, and coordination across systems, with a focus on maintaining high-quality, compliant legacy and active research records. The Research Assistant helps resolve user access and workflow issues and supports system adoption through documentation and training. The role works closely with Cell Core, QB, technicians, and IT/engineering to triage issues, validate fixes, and keep records synchronized across Benchling, Dotmatics, and Limfinity. This is a site-based position in Rahway, New Jersey, reporting to the Senior Laboratory Manager, Sample Management Operations. The stated hourly pay range at commencement is $23.50 to $30.50. Pay may vary based on skills, experience, and competitive market value.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science or equivalent in life sciences or a related field.
At least 2 years of experience supporting scientific workflows, data curation, or compliance.
Strong attention to detail and excellent communication skills.
Excel proficiency and basic PowerPoint proficiency.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Benchling, LIMS, or ELN.
Familiarity with laboratory workflows and compliance standards.
Experience with user training and documentation.
Basic understanding of validation and release processes.

Responsibilities

Manage user access and reactivation, respond to inquiries, maintain the FAQ repository, and capture enhancement requests.
Monitor compliance issues, including empty containers, unregistered entities, unassigned samples, and location validation errors; support volume compliance reporting.
Produce release notes, provide onboarding and retraining, and promote best practices.
Create and maintain user manuals and step-by-step guides, ensuring version control and accessibility.
Test new features and releases, document test plans and results, report defects, and validate fixes.
Review and curate records by triaging and correcting legacy records, consulting with scientists, updating Dotmatics and other systems, and documenting decisions for traceability.
Assist with cell line registrations and expansions and manage approval workflows.
Report missing documentation, maintain the master tracking file, and drive corrective actions.
Use Microsoft Excel extensively and PowerPoint for stakeholder communications.
Coordinate with Cell Core, QB, technicians, and stakeholders through meetings and status tracking.