Research Assistant – Analytical Labs

Job Title : Research Assistant – Analytical Labs

Location : Hershey, PA (Onsite)

Duration : 06 months

Job Description :

The successful candidate will provide laboratory support to facilitate the commissioning of workflows that will be used for projects important to key long-term company initiatives. These laboratory activities will include method development and optimization, routine testing, and process / equipment troubleshooting as necessary. The candidate will need to be familiar with analytical techniques of mixed complexity and be able perform tasks under varying degrees of supervision.

Main Duties :

• Project Assistance - assist current scientists with project work, working under varying degrees of supervision as necessary, including supporting GC, GC / MS, and HPLC workstreams. Provide technical input to current projects and assist in scoping new projects.
• Routine Testing - Perform simple to complex sample analysis as instructed from extraction through data analysis & reporting. Prepare equipment, reagents, standards and controls. Perform data interpretation and analysis. Maintain and troubleshoot equipment. Assist in the interpretation of results when requested.
• Method Development - assist in development, optimization, and / or qualification of new or existing methods as instructed.

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