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By joining the American Red Cross  you will touch millions of lives every year and experience the greatness of the human spirit at its best.  Are you ready to be part of  the world's largest humanitarian network?

Join us—Where your Career is a Force for Good!

Job Description:

Joining The American Red Cross is like nothing else – it’s as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world’s largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional, yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better.

When you choose to be a force for good, you’ll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life’s work with an ongoing mission that’s bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you’re cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work.

Where Your Career is a Force for Good!

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

As a Clinical Scientist (PhD), you will lead research and development to advance scientific projects and laboratory innovation. Responsibilities include performing complex testing, designing and validating methods, troubleshooting, and interpreting results. You will manage change plans, procedures, training materials, validations, and technical reports, while providing expert consultation and staff training. Additional duties include on-call support and mentoring volunteers, students, residents, and fellows. Key technical areas include cell-based assays (flow cytometry), molecular testing (real-time PCR, Sanger and next-generation sequencing), chimerism analysis (STR and NGS), and emerging technologies under the laboratory director’s guidance.

This is an on-site role, located in our Philadelphia facility

WHERE YOUR CAREER IS A FORCE FOR GOOD (Key Responsibilities): 

Lead Innovation. Drive Discovery. Transform Patient Care.

• Manage the technical development of the laboratory and stay ahead of emerging technologies.
• Conceive and design research projects, develop and troubleshoot assays, and analyze and interpret test results.
• Design, optimize, and validate cell-based, immunologic, and molecular tests—including flow cytometry, real-time PCR, Sanger and next-generation sequencing, and chimerism testing using STR and NGS methods.
• Oversee specimen, reagent, and supply inventory, as well as instrument maintenance for assay development and validation.
• Prepare, execute, and implement change plans, procedures, training documents, and validations, ensuring compliance with American Red Cross BSDs, state and federal regulations, and SOPs.
• Develop technical reports, abstracts, presentations, and manuscripts for internal and external audiences.
• Instruct and mentor scientists, research associates, and other personnel, while participating in continuing education and staying current with scientific publications relevant to the business unit.

The salary range for this position is $110-115k 

Note that American Red Cross salaries are aligned to the specific geographic location in which the work is primarily performed. Other factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. 

This job will be posted for a minimum of five business days and extended if the applicant pool needs to be expanded. 

This role may be eligible for relocation assistance

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED (Minimum Qualifications): 

• Education: Master’s degree in Biomedical Sciences or related field required. Ph.D. or MD/DO preferred. MT (ASCP), CHT (ASHI), or CHS (ASHI) preferred.
• Experience: Minimum 5 years of relevant immunologic and/or molecular genetic laboratory experience or equivalent combination of education and related experience required. Ph.D. with 3 years of experience may be substituted.
• Expertise in cell-based, immunologic, and molecular testing methods (flow cytometry, PCR, sequencing).
• Working knowledge of HLA or molecular genetics laboratory testing and relevant analysis software.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to design, validate, and troubleshoot complex assays.
• Comprehensive knowledge of regulatory requirements for clinical laboratory operations.
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