Senior Scientist -Product Support
About The Position
Werfen is a growing, family-owned, innovative company founded in 1966 in Barcelona, Spain. We are a worldwide leader in specialized diagnostics in the areas of Hemostasis, Acute Care Diagnostics, Transfusion, Autoimmunity, and Transplant. Through our Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) business line, we research, develop, and manufacture customized assays and biomaterials. We operate directly in 30 countries, and in more than 100 territories through distributors. Our Headquarters and Technology Centers are located in the US and Europe, and our workforce is more than 7,000 strong. Our success comes from a specific focus in these rapidly evolving diagnostic areas, our commitment to customers, and our dedication to innovation and quality. We’re passionate about providing healthcare professionals the most valuable and complete solutions to improve hospital efficiency and enhance patient care. Overview Position Summary: Fully competent in one or more scientific/technical areas. Plans and conducts scientific as signments requiring mastery of specialized techniques.
Requirements
- Knowledge acquired through a Bachelor's, Master's Degree or Ph.D. Degree
- Bachelor's plus 7 years of relevant experience or Master's plus 5 years of relevant experience or Ph.D. degree plus 0 - 1 year of experience
- Hematology experience required, including expertise in blood analysis techniques, interpretation of hematologic data, and familiarity with relevant laboratory methodologies.
- Technical leadership, problem solving skills, effective time management, team manage ment, effective in building cross-functional relationships and effective communication.
- Duties require broad use and application of scientific principles, theories and concepts in field of expertise.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Must demonstrate the ability to perform all duties and responsibilities higher than Scientist III level.
Responsibilities
- Applies scientific method and experimental design in problem solving.
- Uses scientific expertise to provide solutions to a broad range of difficult
- Solutions are original, thorough and practical.
- Consistently communicates progress status to supervisor.
- Performs complicated or demanding assignments requiring specialized
- May offer solutions that are creative and/or inventive.
- Defines short and mid-term objectives and implements plan to accomplish objectives.
- May direct the work of other personnel.
- Maintains accurate, precise, and legible laboratory notebooks.
- Frequently communicates status updates across the
- Maintains good documentation.
- Writes reports and technical summaries.
- May represent the company to outside organizations.
- Continually broadens professional expertise through comprehensive knowledge of scien tific literature and competitive products.
- Handles broad assignments and objectives under minimal supervision.
- Accomplishes objectives.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
- Responsible for cross-functional collaboration for technical solutions related to released (on-market) product support primarily as well as working with R&D during new product development, with a focus on manufacturability and transfer into manufacturing.
- Frequent inter-organizational and outside.
- May represent the company to outside organizations on technical issues.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
