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Position Summary:

This is a full time exempt position. Responsible for initiating, directing and executing scientific research and/or development strategies for BFDX through a research staff or individual studies. Investigates the feasibility of applying a wide variety of scientific principles and concepts to potential inventions, productions and problems. Familiar with a variety of the field’s concepts, practices, and procedures including but not limited to PCR, RT-PCR real-time PCR, and use of fluorescence-based nucleic acid detection techniques. May receive general instructions on routine work, detailed instructions on new assignments.

Principal Job Duties and Responsibilities:

+ Apply deep knowledge of fundamental physical principles to design, conduct, and interpret experiments with precision.

+ Proficient in coded quantitative analysis using R, Python, and similar programming languages to extract insights from complex datasets.

+ Skilled in understanding, structuring, and manipulating diverse data formats to streamline data collection, integration, and analysis.

+ Perform all work in compliance with company policy and within the guidelines of BFDX’s Quality System.

+ Plans and executes laboratory research.

+ Work involves development of new instrumentation, software or processes, customer support and some training functions.

+ Maintains broad knowledge of state-of-the-art principles and theories.

+ Makes contributions to literature and conferences.

+ May advise top management on corporate research and development.

+ Participates in development of patent applications.

+ Responsible for development of research groups.

+ Requires interaction with various company departments.

+ Uses professional concepts to contribute to the development of company concepts and principles and to achieve objectives in creative and effective ways.

+ Demonstrates potential for technical proficiency, scientific creativity, collaboration with others, and independent thought.

+ Ensures that laboratory notebooks for assigned projects/experiments are maintained in accordance with BFDX Employment Handbook.

Qualifications:

+ Ph.D. in scientific discipline.

+ Uses an understanding of fundamental physical relationships to design and interpret experiments.

+ Comfortable with using coded quantitative analyses in R, Python or similar language.

+ Ability to understand and manipulate data structures to support gathering and analysis of data

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

+ Demonstrated leadership ability

+ Desire and willingness to take ownership and be accountable for critical business line.

+ Leadership ability with focus on developing team of project leaders and driving alignment and collaboration of other stakeholders of key priority projects.

+ Self-motivated, and able to manage time effectively.

+ Proactive

+ Organized

+ Critical and innovative thinker.

+ Can effectively work as part of a team.

+ Ability to understand multiple perspectives.

+ Critical listening skills, and an ability to recognize and translate important and high-level information.

+ Clear and transparent verbal and written communication.

+ Ability to stay positive and calm in stressful situations.

+ Ability to adjust to changes in priorities, and general flexibility in the work environment.

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