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Scientist III

South San Francisco, CA 94080

Posted: 10/22/2024 Employment Type: Contract Job Category: Scientific Job Number: 615212 Is job remote?: No Country: United States

Job Description


Target PR Range: 63-73/hr
*Depending on experience

Precision Medicine Pathology

The Precision Medicine Pathology team drives the scientific strategy for translational tissue-based biomarker development & discovery target validation/MOA projects, leads pathology collaborative programs, conducts histopathological evaluation & analysis of IHC & other tissue-based studies, and provides technical/scientific leadership to histotechnicians & pathology scientists.

In this role, you will be supporting a variety of studies using multiplex immunofluorescence assays. You must be able to conceive and implement multiplex IF assays to answer scientific questions.

Responsibilities:
· Designing, developing and validating multiplex immunofluorescence panels using OPAL or similar technologies.
o Designing an mIF panel with consideration of biologic & technical factors
o Developing & optimizing the mIF panel
o Scanning mIF slides using PhenoImager HT
o Spectral unmixing using inForm
· Digital pathology analysis using Halo or VisioPharm
· Expected to make significant contributions to project team through lab-based activities
· Highly autonomous and productive in performing laboratory research or method development
· Formulate conclusions and design follow-on experiments based on multidisciplinary data


Qualifications:
· Bachelor’s Degree in Science related field with 5+ years of related work; Master’s Degree Science with 10+ years of related work.
· Close familiarity with the principles of tissue microscopic anatomy/histology including knowledge of pathological alterations in disease and experience working in collaboration with trained pathologists is preferred.
· Extended experience in designing, developing & validating multiplex mIF assays using OPAL or similar technologies, as well as scanning the mIGF stained slides & spectral unmixing using inForm.
· Experience in digital image analysis using Halo or VisioPharm.
· Excellent verbal communication skills are required including the demonstrated ability to effectively and clearly summarize results for presentation and report generation
· Strong motivation, attention to detail, ability to think independently and fully integrate into a high achieving team environment
· Ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects

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Planet Pharma is an equal opportunity employer. It is our practice not to discriminate against any employee or applicant based on any criteria, condition or basis protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion enable us to better meet our mission and values while serving our clients across the globe. If you have a disability or handicap and would like us to accommodate you in any reasonable way, please inform your recruiter, or contact us, so that we can discuss the appropriate alternatives available.

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Although this hasn't been an issue at Planet Pharma, the staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly and never provide banking information during the application process. Candidate safety is a top priority at Planet Pharma.