Senior Technical Operations Scientist (Blood Virus)

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Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Beckman Coulter Diagnostics, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

As a global leader in clinical diagnostics, Beckman Coulter Diagnostics has challenged convention to elevate the diagnostic laboratory’s role in improving patient health for more than 90 years. Our diagnostic solutions are used in routine and complex clinical testing, and are used in hospitals, reference and research laboratories, and physician offices around the world. Every hour around the world, more than one million tests are run on Beckman Coulter Diagnostics systems, impacting 1.2 billion patients and more than three million clinicians per year. From uncovering the next clinical breakthrough, to rapid and reliable sample analysis, to more rigorous decision making—we are enabling clinicians to deliver the best possible care to their patients with improved efficiency, clinical confidence, adaptive collaboration, and accelerated intelligence. Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.

The Senior Technical Operations Scientist (Blood Virus) is responsible for transferring a suite of Blood Virus (BV) assays from Development into Manufacturing and supporting them after launch by identifying and resolving complex technical issues during production, or qualifying enhancements to existing or modified product configurations. The BV team is enabling one of the biggest business priorities of Beckman Coulter’s global product portfolio.

This position reports to the BV Technical Operations Manager within the Blood Virus (BV) Technical Operations Team and is part of the Technical Operations Department located just outside Tulla in Lismeehan, O'Callaghan's Mills, Co. Clare and will be an onsite role.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Identify resolution to multiple complex technical problems, utilizing the scientific method as the foundation for problem solving.

• Participate on technology transfer teams, present and discuss technical and non-technical aspects of assignments with less experienced personnel, peers, or upper management levels.

• Perform comprehensive tests using advanced experimental design and analyze results using sophisticated statistical data analysis.

• Plan and prioritize daily and weekly work assignments with sensitivity to project priorities and their impact on the immediate business unit, as well as impact to corporate goals and objectives.

• Provide technical leadership, coaching and mentoring less experienced team members in areas of expertise.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• B.Sc. (Level 8) in chemistry, biochemistry or related scientific field with 5+ years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree with 3+ years of experience or Doctoral degree with 2+ years’ experience.

• Good technical knowledge and hands on experience of Immunoassay core technologies and applications, such as Particle coupling, ELISA, Bioconjugation, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry or Enzymology.

It would be a plus if you possess the following:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to adapt and influence others with a positive, can-do attitude

• Analytical skills with the ability to recognize problems, distill and define the pertinent issues, and determine and propose effective solutions

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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