Research Associate

Mindlance is a national recruiting company which partners with many of the leading employers in the Life Sciences, IT, and Financial Services sectors, feel free to check us out at http://www.mindlance.com. Title: Research Associate Duration: 18+ Months Location: Pearl River, NY Job Description:

• Receive (physically and electronically) & QC the incoming pipeline of samples
• Trimming, process and embed all blocks that come into the lab
• Section and H&E stain samples for several lab initiatives, as independent projects to work on with hiring manager
• Perform routine IHC of established panels of markers for several initiatives. Subsequently, work with the hiring manager and lab scientists to interpret the data and report to the relevant teams
• Section blocks, coverslip slides and perform other supportive tasks for the program scientists in the lab
• Order, receive and organize lab supplies
• Maintain lab equipment (call vendors for service etc)
• Act as a liaison for the In Vivo Pharmacology group
• Enter experimental data into the lab databases
• Work with student workers to organize and inventory blocks The candidate must have worked in the research setting for minimum 3-5 years and prior histology experience is required Additional Job Details: Technical/Functional

Qualifications

Must be a Certified Scrum

• Master with 6+ years Scrum
• Master experience 8+ years of technology experience Previous development or QA experience required, preferably in a leadership role. Previous technical experience with the Microsoft technology stack (C++, C#, SQL Server) is required
• Experience using TFS agile templates
• Excellent team player with the ability to influence and negotiate
• Experience working with an agile methodology on large scale, technically complex projects for a large enterprise.