Job Abstract

By joining Bio-Techne, you’ll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide.

Salary Range: $61,600 - 92,400 base salary depending on experience and qualifications

Position Summary:

The Research and Development (R&D Science) group at ProteinSimple, a Bio-Techne brand, is seeking a motivated Research Associate to join our growing team on our mission to develop game-changing analytical instrumentation. As a part of the Product Development Team, you will work among innovative and supportive scientists and engineers that have a passion for product development and a knack for disrupting the way people typically characterize proteins. In this role, you will participate in all phases of product development process, from proof-of-concept to commercialization, where your efforts will be crucial to the development of cutting-edge technologies.

If you have experience with immunoassays, assay development, or capillary electrophoresis – this might be the role for you. If you want to make better analytical tools to enable our customers to make better medicines, apply today.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work closely with scientists and engineers from diverse backgrounds to learn and develop new analytical instruments, assays, and reagents
• Setup, execute, and optimize experimental plans and protocols
• Analyze, interpret, and troubleshoot results
• Write, follow, and maintain experimental protocols for product development activities
• Participate in technical transfer of products from Product Development to Manufacturing
• Document and present results in technical discussions and team meetings
• Perform stability, verification, and validation studies for commercial release of new products
• Collaborate with hardware, system, and software engineers during each phase of the product development process
• Assist with training of new employees as needed

Education and Experience:

• BS in biology, chemistry, biochemistry, or related field
• Minimum of 1-3 years relevant work experience
• Experience working in a biotechnology, pharmaceutical, CRO, or CDMO company is preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Hands-on experience with protein analysis or protein characterization techniques is required. Examples include immunoassays (ELISA, western blot, MSD, Luminex), chromatography (HPLC), and capillary electrophoresis (CE).
• Ability to plan and execute a number of experiments in parallel
• Ability to learn quickly and thoughtfully apply new skills and procedures
• Ability to prioritize own work and manage time efficiently to meet project deadlines, with flexibility to changing priorities
• Must have excellent organizational skills with high attention to detail
• Must have strong verbal and written communication skills
• Experience performing verification and validation studies is a plus
• Creative and critical thinker with careful execution of experiments
• Strong team player and self-starter with the ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Eagerness to learn innovative analytical platforms and contribute to their advancement
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is required
• Experience with statistical software (JMP, Tableau, Minitab) or Python (or other programming language) is a plus but not required.

Why Join Bio-Techne:

• We offer competitive salaries along with extensive medical, vision, and dental plans for you and your family starting on day one!
• We invest in our employees’ financial futures through 401k matching and an employee stock purchase plan.
• We help our employees develop their careers through mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, internship programs, and more.
• We offer employee resource groups, volunteer paid time off, employee events, and charity drives to build a culture of caring and belonging.
• We foster a culture of empowerment and innovation, where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring their new ideas to the table.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Bio-Techne is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.