Senior Scientist...

Job Description Meridian Life Science, (Life Science
division) of Meridian Bioscience is a developer and manufacturer of
raw materials for both immuno and molecular diagnostics
applications. Our approach to new product development is to enable
our customers with new technical capabilities while ensuring market
leading performance through a large portfolio of antigens,
antibodies, blockers, molecular enzymes, nucleotides, and optimized
mixes for various nucleic acids amplification technologies. We are
looking for a talented and passionate Senior Scientist to join the
R&D team and help us drive our vision. Our diverse and
proactive culture will allow successful candidates to discover and
create cutting edge solutions. The Senior Scientist will take part
to Meridian’s new product development efforts, focusing on
expanding the molecular products portfolio. The position holder
will lead the technical development of new molecular reagents and
associated methodologies, while working according to ISO 13485
standards. The role may provide on a project need basis supervision
for other team members, planning and coordinating various
experimental work and troubleshooting. Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist the R&D Manager/Team Leader on a variety of scientific
  projects, including new product development, assay design, data
  generation and troubleshooting. - Lead the technical development of
  new products, being responsible of product design, experimental
  project planning and execution and communication of findings and
  progress to different stakeholders. - Design, develop, and verify
  designs for a wide range of molecular biology reagents, including
  PCR, isothermal amplification, and Next Generation Sequencing
  applications. - Establish and disseminate technical knowledge and
  good laboratory practices in the group. - Work to ISO13485
  standards and understand their requirements. - Independent
  planning, execution and troubleshooting of experiments. - Write
  literature to support product launches. - Keep accurate laboratory
  records. - Assist with customers’ technical support activities. -
  Hands-on experience in designing assays or enzymatic reactions
  using molecular biology technologies (e.g. end-point PCR, real-time
  PCR, LAMP, NGS) - Experience in protein chemistry (protein design,
  expression, purification) - Demonstrated expertise in protein
  characterization (biochemical and/or functional) - Good
  understanding of chemical principles involved in buffers,
  stabilizers, enhancers, fluorescent chemistry etc. used with
  commercial enzymes and enzymes mixtures. - Excellent written and
  oral communication skills and ability to interact effectively with
  an interdisciplinary group. Desirable: Hands-on experience with
  Design of Experiments or similar methodologies. Experience in NGS
  wet chemistry development or workflow optimization. Experience in
  molecular diagnostics assay development and optimization. Knowledge
  and experience with lyophilization processes. Experience in
  carrying out scientific activities within Quality Systems.
  Education or Equivalent Experience. - A PhD or equivalent in
  Protein Biochemistry, Molecular Biology or equivalent in Life
  Science or Chemistry - 3+ years of experience in industry or
  equivalent in an active research laboratory. Required: -
  Demonstrated capability to drive efficiently scientific project to
  success. - Project management. - Problem-solving skills and ability
  to adapt quickly to changes