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Assistant Scientist, In Vitro Metabolism

IQVIA
Indianapolis, United Statespart_timeVerifiedPosted 5 Feb 2025
💰 $87,500/yr($52,500/yr$87,500/yr)

About the role

We are seeking an Assistant Scientist to join IQVIA Laboratories at Indianapolis, IN.

We hire passionate innovators who drive healthcare forward through thoughtful and inclusive collaboration. If you want to discover a career with greater purpose, join us as we transform and accelerate research and development.

Responsible for performing routine analysis and laboratory testing procedures to obtain data from pre-clinical and/or clinical specimens. Provides routine documentation and review of work performed in a timely manner.

What you’ll be doing:

  • Performing and documenting analytical procedures in accordance with methods and regulatory guidelines.

  • Exercising good judgment in assessing whether analytical procedures are proceeding according to expectations and that the results are within acceptable tolerances through routine data analysis.

  • Identifying abnormal progress of analytical procedures, potential quality failures, or otherwise unusual results and escalating to senior lab personnel immediately.

  • Preparing data analysis results for upload to the LIMS system under the guidance of senior-level staff.

  • Preparing buffers and solutions for analysis, as required.

  • Assisting in writing laboratory procedures and techniques.

  • Training junior level staff and assisting with onboarding.

  • Performing and documenting calibration and maintenance of laboratory equipment as assigned.

What we are looking for:

  • Bachelor's Degree in a relevant scientific discipline.

  • 6 months of experience in a regulated laboratory environment.

  • Other Equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree.

  • Basic knowledge of laboratory quality systems and laboratory procedures.

The knowledge, skills, and abilities needed for this role:

  • Proficiency with pipetting.

  • Knowledge of laboratory safety and infection control procedures and practices, including standard precautions and hazardous chemical handling.

  • Experience working with automation or specialized laboratory equipment.

  • Proficiency with more complex laboratory calculations regarding batches and specimens, including averages, means, standard deviations, and various quality control metrics.

What we offer you:

We put our employees at the center of everything we do and are committed to providing them, and their families, with benefits that meet their diverse and changing needs. We invest in integrated benefits programs and resources to take care of our employees’ physical, mental, emotional, financial, and social well-being so they can thrive at home and at work, at any stage of their well-being journey.

To learn more about our benefits, visit https://jobs.iqvia.com/benefits.

If you’re looking to unleash your potential, join IQVIA Laboratories to help make the extraordinary possible!

IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. We create intelligent connections to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments to help improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide. Learn more at https://jobs.iqvia.com

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all, including veterans and candidates with disabilities. https://jobs.iqvia.com/eoe

IQVIA’s ability to operate and provide certain services to customers and partners necessitates IQVIA and its employees meet specific requirements regarding COVID-19 vaccination status. https://jobs.iqvia.com/covid-19-vaccine-status

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