The Research Chemist 1 position will work with and report to the Senior Scientist. This role will support LGC Clinical Diagnostics purpose of advancing the understanding of disease in order to enable precision diagnostics. As a Research Chemist 1, this position will work with carry out a variety of laboratory procedures to aid in the development of multiplexed quality measurement tools focused on but not limited to toxicology and serology to serve the diagnostics and blood screening community.  This chemist will support timelines and priorities and be a contributor to team’s workflow as needed to meet internal and external customer needs. This chemist will also support updates to current products as needed.  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to capably perform each of the following essential functions:  Support scientist(s) with product development and manufacture of new products including IVD controls, reference materials, QC panels and other quality measurement tools under the guidance of senior scientist.Support Scientist(s) with investigations and trouble-shooting activities, as needed, for technical manufacturing issuesCharacterize and validate product performanceCritically analyses data and aid in developing new product specifications with supervisorSupports and assists in technical transfers of products into manufacturingHelp prepare project status reviews for internal seminars/meetingsPrepare summaries, internal reports, presentations, etc.Become familiar with the scientific literature relevant to his/her project(s)
