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Overview
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. This Client is a global animal health company dedicated to supporting customers and their businesses in ever better ways. Building on more than 65 years of experience, it deliver quality medicines, vaccines and diagnostic products, complemented by biodevices, genetic tests and precision livestock farming.
Job Title: Scientist
Location: Durham, NC 27703
Duration: 6 Months
Job Type: Contract
Work Type: Onsite
Shift: 8AM-5PM (Monday-Friday)
Position Summary:
- We are seeking a proactive and adaptable Scientist to join our Bioscience Process and Validation team.
- This role plays a pivotal part in the development and validation of innovative biodevice products, ensuring they achieve a successful and safe product launch.
- The ideal candidate will take charge in a dynamic matrix environment, contributing to project leadership while ensuring collaboration across all team members, ensuring each voice is heard.
- Our team is dedicated to fostering an environment of continuous learning, innovation, and respect, and we value the unique perspectives each member brings to our shared goals.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead product development initiatives for novel biodevice offerings, ensuring a deep understanding of biological impacts and device safety.
- Actively engage with engineering, Technical Service, and Field Service teams to evaluate and contribute to design requirements, specifications, and product testing.
- Conduct both in-house and customer test site evaluations, gathering real-world data to optimize device performance and safety.
- Design, execute, and analyze experiments, applying bioprocess development and statistical analysis methods.
- Serve as a recognized technical expert, capable of creating new hypotheses and processes to support biodevice innovations.
- Manage multiple projects and assignments in a fast-paced environment, ensuring effective collaboration in a matrix setting.
- Facilitate effective communication with diverse teams, including external collaborators, to promote teamwork and project success.
- Develop and execute testing protocols for biodevice characterization and validation, documenting results in compliance with GLP/GCP standards.
- Participate in field work, including testing prototypes and conducting biological analyses, as well as traveling to customer sites when needed.
Requirements:
- Education: BS or MS in a relevant scientific field, or equivalent training/experience.
- Experience: Minimum of 5 years in animal research or relevant laboratory science.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to take initiative while ensuring team collaboration.
- Experience working in a matrix environment and managing multiple projects simultaneously.
- Willingness to travel for field work, with hands-on experience in animal handling and specialized laboratory equipment.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to develop and implement testing protocols.
- Experience with GLP/GCP compliance is a plus.
TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity
