Associate Scientist

The Opportunity

QuidelOrtho unites the strengths of Quidel Corporation and Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, creating a world-leading in vitro diagnostics company with award-winning expertise in immunoassay and molecular testing, clinical chemistry and transfusion medicine. We are more than 6,000 strong and do business in over 130 countries, providing answers with fast, accurate and consistent testing where and when they are needed most – home to hospital, lab to clinic.

Our culture puts our team members first and prioritizes actions that support happiness, inspiration and engagement. We strive to build meaningful connections with each other as we believe that employee happiness and business success are linked. Join us in our mission to transform the power of diagnostics into a healthier future for all.

The Role

At QuidelOrtho, we’re advancing the power of diagnostics for a healthier future for all. Join our mission as our next Associate Scientist to support research and development. Responsibilities include research and development activities toward development and validation of new products and transfer of products and technologies to manufacturing. The Associate Scientist may also provide technical support to manufacturing in addressing issues that can cause product supply interruptions.

This position will be onsite full-time at our San Diego, CA office (Sorrento Valley).

The Responsibilities

• Develop scientific plans and approaches
• Accomplish objectives through sound project management
• Design experiments to develop and optimize assays
• Identify and resolve assay performance issues
• Collaborate with internal and external resources
• Summarize experimental data and draw conclusions independently
• Support the determination of feasibility, process development, raw material, in process, product specifications validation, creation and implementation of documentation, and training of personnel
• Provides technical direction and mentoring to lower-level employees
• Maintain project documentation in accordance with internal and external regulatory requirements as part of the design control process
• Maintain a safe working environment
• Support development of QC standards and test methods
• Support the development of FMEA’s and product design documentation
• Perform other work-related duties as assigned

The Individual

Required:

• BA/BS in life sciences and/or skills usually associated with 4-7 years of
  relevant industrial experience
• MA/MS in life sciences plus at least 2 years’ experience.
• Background in chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology, virology, immunology, or related field
• Specific technical skills as defined by management based on anticipated and approved projects in agreement with strategic company goals and objectives
• Knowledge of scientific principals and concepts
• Experience in product development and experimental design
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Good organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Ability to plan and execute experiments to: prove feasibility, develop new processes and assist in setting specifications, characterize materials and set specifications
• Troubleshoot problems
• Ability to work within cross-functional teams
• Strong communication skills, written and verbal
• Must exhibit professionalism, maturity and display desire to succeed, be self-motivated and proactive
• Working knowledge of relevant analytical tools (Design of Experiments, Statistical Process Control, Problem Solving, etc.)
• Demonstrate ability to c