Staff Scientist

Banner Health

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Staff Scientist will lead the development, optimization, validation, and implementation of biomarker assays for Parkinson's disease and related neurodegenerative disorders. This position conducts innovative high-quality research and development, as well as scientific support of existing laboratory operations. This may include the planning and implementation of experiments; interpretation of data; quality assessment, preparation of timely reports on operations, and research results in the form of internal communications as well as peer-reviewed papers and scientific presentations.

Requirements

Ph.D. or M.D. and appropriate post-doctoral training.
Knowledge of research methods, data collection, analyses and evaluation.
Good writing and communication skills.
Excellent organizational and supervisory skills.
Ability to maintain good rapport with departmental personnel.

Nice To Haves

Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide scientific and technical leadership for biomarker assay development, with a focus on antibody-based methods for measuring protein biomarkers in blood, cerebrospinal fluid, and other biological matrices.
Select, characterize, and evaluate antibodies and other affinity reagents.
Design and execute assay-development strategies.
Optimize experimental conditions and troubleshoot complex technical issues.
Establish approaches to assess assay sensitivity, specificity, precision, reproducibility, and robustness.
Develop standardized laboratory protocols and quality-control procedures.
Lead the analytical evaluation of candidate biomarkers relevant to Parkinson's disease pathology, diagnosis, disease progression, and therapeutic response.
Design experiments and interpret biomarker data.
Evaluate assay performance against defined criteria.
Integrate laboratory findings with broader translational and clinical research objectives.
Advance promising assays from early-stage development toward use in observational studies, clinical trials, and therapeutic development.
Provide day-to-day scientific guidance to laboratory personnel, oversee experimental activities and assay-development projects, and mentor junior scientists and research staff.
Collaborate closely with investigators, clinicians, and external partners to establish project priorities and interpret findings, and align biomarker development efforts with clinical and research goals.
Contribute to the overall scientific direction of the biomarker program, including identifying emerging biomarker technologies and developing new research approaches.
Prepare scientific reports and manuscripts for publication.
Present findings at internal and external scientific meetings.
Assists in planning, designing, and conducting innovative research and development in area of expertise, including collecting, analyzing and interpreting data and developing new research techniques and core activities.
Publishes results of activities that support the laboratory mission, and/or presents related research findings at national and international scientific meetings.
Directs and supervises the conduct of developmental, validation and quality-assessment activities.
Forms collaborative relationships both inside and outside of the Institute, in order to increase research capabilities and resource development and improvement. Looks for and pursues opportunities to collaborate scientifically with other Banner scientists, physicians and staff members.
Assists in the training of research staff, students and volunteers.
This position has accountability for designated research projects and core activities, working collaboratively with other researchers across the system. Customers are both internal and external, including but not limited to, facility personnel and leadership, department heads, and other allied health personnel. External communications include presentations to research and health care professionals, as well as lay people of varying educational and professional backgrounds. The position requires strong initiative, excellent networking capabilities and creative problem-solving skills.