Hesperos, Inc. Ph.D. Laboratory Scientist II – Multiple Positions Orlando, FL · Full time

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Ph.D. Laboratory Scientist II – Multiple Positions

Job Posting # HESP101723-3

Orlando, Florida – Full Time

The Ph.D. Laboratory Scientist is an experienced scientist with knowledge and experience in biological, biomedical bioengineering, and/or pharmacological research with an emphasis on experimental design and data collection, analysis, and reporting. The individual in this position will be required to exercise excellent prioritization, communication, and customer service skills. The Scientist must possess the ability to successfully manage competing and changing priorities and be able to work effectively in a fast-paced, technical, and evolving environment. The Scientist will communicate, document and present results to staff and clients. The Scientist must exercise critical judgement, confidentiality, and considerable initiative in project management. In addition, the expectations of this senior level laboratory position include successfully guiding projects to the satisfaction of clients to peer-reviewed publications, and to additional client projects. Experience in meeting pharmaceutical milestones is a plus for the applicant.

Applicant must have the following qualifications:

·        Ph.D. in biological or chemical sciences from a known and accredited institution,

·        Four or more peer-reviewed publications in relevant and accredited scientific journals,

·        Three years minimum experience in mammalian cell culture, and associated technology.

·        Two years’ experience in drug discovery and

·        Working knowledge of common office and scientific software including word processing, spreadsheet processing, project management, statistics, and presentation preparation.

In addition, applicant must have a working knowledge of at least four of the following laboratory procedures:

·        Differentiation of stem cells

·        Flow cytometry

·        Immunocytochemistry

·        Fluorescence microscopy

·        Molecular biology (RNA, RT-PCR, protein extraction, Western blot analysis)

·        HPLC/MS

·        Toxicology

Ideally, the applicant will also have experience in laboratory safety documentation, regulatory compliance, and preparation of contracts and/or grant applications.

In this role you will be responsible for:

a)   Directing one or more research projects including:

1)    Creating statements of work (SOWs).

2)   Designing experiments to achieve aims and milestones.

3)   Producing a project calendar of specific tasks.

4)  Keeping projects on track, on time, and on budget.

5)  Keeping up with the relevant scientific literature, new technologies, and gold

standards.

6)  Producing final reports, publications, and presentations.

b)   Leading a team of Research Associates:

1)   Effectively communicating project goals and objectives to team members.

2)   Supervising team members in their laboratory work, their documentation of

experiments, and their data reporting.

3)   Maintaining and documenting laboratory productivity, efficiency, and safety.

4)   Giving team members timely feedback and support.

5)   Reviewing team members’ timesheets.

This description is a summary only and describes the general level of work being performed, it is not intended to be all-inclusive. The duties of this position may change from time to time and/or based on business need. We reserve the right to add or delete duties and responsibilities at the discretion of the Hesperos Chief Science Officer. Please do not apply more than once to HESP101723-3.

The salary range for this position is $72,000 to $80,000. The salary of the finalists selected for this position will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to internal equity, experience, education, specialty, and training.

Hesperos, Inc. offers its employees a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package:

·        Medical, dental, and vision coverage,

·        Short-term and long-term disability,

·        Life insurance, and

·        Paid time off

About Hesperos

Founded in 2015, Hesperos, Inc was established by Drs. Shuler and Hickman with the goal of accelerating drug discovery by leveraging their Human-on-a-Chip®. Shuler and Hickman have been at the forefront of every major scientific discovery in this realm, from individual organ-on-a-chip constructs to fully functional, interconnected multi-organ systems establishing the first "human-on-a-chip."

Today, we bring together biologists, surface chemists, and engineers, to produce some of the world’s most advanced organs-on-a-chip platforms.

As a company, this is done by offering development of custom models with up to 5-organ or tissue types. From gene expression to electrophysiology, we recreate key components of organs in a fully interconnected, functional system. Chemically patterned microchips enable real-time, non-invasive monitoring of organ activity to detect minute changes to function over time.

With these models, we're able to provide pre-clinical insight into the efficacy and off-target toxicity of single and multi-drug treatments.