Top 3 skills sets required:
- Develop, execute and analyze biochemistry experiments
- Expertise with basic bio and organic chemistry analysis methods like NMR, FTIR, HPLC, spectroscopy, fluoroscopy
- Expertise in tissue assays for collagen, elastin, proteoglycan content, etc.
3 main responsibilities/day to day activities required for this role
- Plan, execute and analyze biochemistry experiments
- Work with project team to develop experimental methods
- General equipment and lab maintenance
POSITION Summary:
This company is a leader in the medical device industry with a wide range of devices and therapies. This position specifically involves our tissue product portfolio like bioprosthetic heart valves and bypass grafts and provides an exciting opportunity to develop novel engineering methods and at the same time provide better products to our patients.
- Develops, executes, and analyzes biochemistry experiments to characterize unfixed and chemically fixed tissues used in heart valves
- Develops, executes, and analyzes experiments to determine the root causes that trigger calcification in tissue implants post-implantation
- Develops, executes, and analyzes experiments to characterize chemical and molecular aspects of cultured soft tissues
- Communicate results and strategies via detailed technical plans, reports, documents, and presentations
- Participate in the analysis of technical issues and the development of recommendations for project decisions and actions
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- B.S. in Chemical engineering, Biochemical engineering, Biomedical engineering or related field
- Minimum 3 years experience with chemical characterization of soft tissues
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
DESIRED/PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- An advanced degree in Chemical engineering, Biochemical engineering, Biomedical engineering or related field
- Experience with various basic chemistry & biochemistry techniques, such as spectroscopic, fluoroscopic, DSC, NMR, FTIR, HPLC, etc
- Experience with aqueous solution-based organic synthesis
- Experience with assays to measure the water, collagen, elastin, proteoglycan content, etc of soft tissues
- Familiarity with structural valve degeneration and tissue calcification
PHYSICAL JOB REQUIREMENTS: • While performing the duties of this job, the contractor is regularly required to be independently mobile. • The employee is also required to interact with a computer and communicate with peers and co-workers. • Able to lift 10 pounds • Able to view items through microscope • Able to perform lab experiments, over extended periods of time