Senior Scientist II

Overview

FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific, Inc., is a worldwide leader in the innovation and manufacture of cell culture media, reagents, and medical devices for researchers and clinicians. The company provides unrivaled service and quality to scientists working in biopharmaceuticals, cell therapy, and regenerative medicine, assisted reproductive technology and cytogenetics, and industrial cell culture for the large-scale production of biotherapeutics and vaccines. FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific adheres to both ISO and FDA regulations and operates dual cGMP manufacturing facilities in California, USA, and Tokyo, Japan. The company's consultative philosophy combined with expertise in cell culture and compliance provides customers with unique capabilities and support. For over 50 years, FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific has remained uniquely flexible and focused on media while becoming a strategic global leader in media products and services. FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific, Inc. is a subsidiary of FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation reporting to FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation.

We are seeking a Senior Scientist II, R&D. This individual will conduct research leading to the development of new products and including all activities relating to cell biology, product development, technical product support, and process improvements.

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Responsibilities:

• Support marketing and new products through presentations, publications, collaborative studies, interactions with key customers and as a participant in conferences.
• Contribute to development of long-range plans for R&D.
• Learn, maintain and advance expertise in areas relevant to company's products and strategic goals.
• Introduce innovative concepts.
• Research and plan complex projects involving novel technologies in assisted reproductive technologies, including media development, IVD and devices.
• Design and perform experiments, and analyze data using statistical methods.
• Supervise and develop skills of a team of scientists.
• Prepare formal reports and presentations for meetings.
• Learn and advance expertise in areas relevant to the company's strategic goals.

Experience/Education:

• Bachelor of Science with more than 10 years relevant working experience or Ph.D. with more than 5 years of relevant experience in Life Science, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, or related science.
• Minimum five years of relevant experience, with emphasis in cell culture.
• Cell culture experience.
• Broad scientific knowledge of Chemistry, Biochemistry, Cell Biology and Microbiology.
• Experience with conducting and creating new assays as needed.

FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. To all agencies: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of FUJIFILM about this requisition. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at FUJIFILM via-email, the internet or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of FUJIFILM, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by FUJIFILM for this requisition and a valid agreement with FUJIFILM is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of the FUJIFILM agency engagement process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.