Research Scientist

Vacancy NameResearch Scientist Vacancy NoVN757 BasisPermanent Duration Work LocationPortland Job Details

BBI exists to help our customers create advances that improve health and save lives. We are seeking a Research Scientist to join our team. This is a permanent, full-time position based at our site in Maine. Join our team: advancing health, together.

The Role

The Research Scientist will report directly to the Principal Scientist and will contribute to new product development (NPD) efforts using recombinant approaches. This individual will be responsible for conducting laboratory-based experimental work, supporting product development projects and recombinant workflows, while contributing to the daily operations of the R&D team. The role will involve supporting operational and customer-facing activities, as well as assisting in the development and implementation of new technologies and processes.

In This Role Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Perform experimental work in support of recombinant protein development, primarily antibodyexpression, characterization and purification while using techniques in immunology, biochemistry, molecular biology, and cellular imaging.
• Support new product development projects by conducting laboratory testing, data collection, and documentation.
• Analyse and interpret experimental data under the guidance of senior scientific staff; communicate results in a clear and timely manner.
• Collaborate with team members and other departments to help meet project goals and customer expectations.
• Participate in the development and refinement of laboratory protocols and workflows.
• Provide technical support to operations and assist with troubleshooting activities as needed.
• Carry out additional tasks and projects as assigned by the Principal Scientist.
• Contribute to maintaining a safe, organized, and efficient laboratory environment.
• Actively engage in learning new techniques and tools relevant to recombinant antibody development.
  
  

Our Recruitment Process

If this role sounds like it’s for you, click ‘apply’ today. Once we’ve received your application, a member of our recruitment team will be in touch to arrange a call. On this call, we’ll be able to tell you a lot more about working here at BBI Solutions, how ‘a day in the life’ of this position looks and discuss the next stages of the recruitment process.

If you are an internal employee applying for this vacancy you and your manager are required to complete an internal transfer form. This needs to be completed in full and attached to your application along with your CV and cover letter.

As part of career development and succession planning internal applicants will receive priority consideration, please ensure that you apply within the initial two-week period to support this.

Why Choose BBI

We are committed to promoting and protecting the physical, financial, and emotional well-being of all our employees. With our employees focused on others, we’re focused on them. That’s why, at BBI, we’re dedicated to providing our employees with access to global resources and site-specific benefits that support their health and wellbeing.

• Competitive Salary with Yearly Salary Reviews
• Medical & Dental Insurance Cover
• Life & Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Vision & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• 401k Retirement Savings Plan
• Private Health Care Scheme
• Global Employee Wellbeing Programme
• Reward and Recognition Programme
• Commitment to Career Development
• Generous Annual Leave Package
• Refer A Friend Scheme
• State of the Art Facilities – Certified Centres of Excellence
  
  

We’re also focused on development, creating an environment that allows our employees to nurture their talent and empowers you to make a difference. This is achieved by providing our employees with access to learning opportunities to help achieve personal career goals.

About BBI

For more than 70 years, we’ve been perfecting reagents, both native and recombinant, to help IVD and life-science teams turn breakthrough ideas into reliable, life-saving advances.

Great products are only the start. From troubleshooting tricky performance issues and customising reagents to meeting new regulatory standards, our scientists work to clear obstacles and accelerate progress. That’s why we continue to invest millions in new recombinant capabilities that help create diagnostics that improve health and save lives - in a more ethical and sustainable way than ever before.

Equal Opportunities

BBI are an equal opportunity employer and believe in fair treatment for all candidates. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, gender expression, genetic information, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We ask that all applicants complete an equal opportunity monitoring form on a voluntary basis, with all submissions remaining anonymous. The information on the form will be used for monitoring purposes only and will not be used in any decision affecting you.

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