Postdoctoral Research Associate:
Description: Design in vitro studies for contact lens and lens care interactions with tear film components (e.g. lipids and proteins), including writing and executing protocols, data collection and analysis, and final reports. Seek out gaps in current knowledge in this area and develop new methods to address them. Candidate should be familiar with execution of clinical research studies and be able to closely coordinate with colleagues in clinical research and marketing groups. Must be experience and effective in working in a cross functional team environment. Candidate must also be proficient in designing and performing chemical bench studies, including wet chemistry (pH/osmolality), UV/vis spectroscopy, Thin Layer Chromatography, SDS-PAGE, ELISA, Western Blot, gel staining, biological assays, fluorescent markers and densitometry. Hands-on experience with statistical analysis of data. Must have a strong knowledge of Design of Experiment (DOE) techniques. Familiarity with Six Sigma and Quality by Design principles desirable.
This position is a 2 year contract with the Global Headquarters of a contact lens company located in Atlanta, GA.
If interested, please contact:
Cristina Wilson, Recruiter, Aerotek
crwilson@aerotek.com
Tel: 770.250.1224
Fax: 770.250.1280
Vice President Preclinical Development - Dry Eye
Stanton Chase International is assisting an early stage, venture backed, Boston based biotechnology company to find a Vice President of Preclinical Development to run their preclinical program on several new ophthalmologic products. The ideal individual will have a PhD and experience providing preclinical leadership to achieve an NDA.
For further details please contact Diane Green, Search Consultant, at +1 727-944-3113 or dgreen478@tampabay.rr.com.
Sr. Scientist I- Biological Studies
Alcon, Inc. is the world's
leading eye care company with sales of $5.6 billion
in 2007. The company’s nearly 13,000 employees
worldwide, work in 75 facilities around the world to
research, develop, manufacture and sell eye care products
in more than 180 countries. Alcon is the largest specialty
eye care company in the world and leads the growing
$14.5 billion market for eye care products. Alcon has
delivered strong and stable growth for over 60 years,
and it is positioned to build on this record in the
years to come. For ten consecutive years, Fortune magazine
has selected Alcon as "One of the 100 Best Companies
to Work For". Alcon's U.S. Operations is headquartered
at its 300-acre campus located in Fort Worth, Texas.
For more information on Alcon, Inc., visit the Company’s
web site at www.alcon.com.
General Description:
The incumbent will be responsible for initiating and
conducting in vivo, ex vivo and in vitro biological
studies to implement drug discovery strategies directed
towards identification and characterization of novel
chemical entities to treat dry eye and other ocular
inflammatory and allergic conditions.
Responsibilities:
* Design and conduct in vivo studies in existing animal
models of allergy, inflammation and dry eye
* Design and conduct ex vivo and in vitro analyses of
cells and tissue
* Data management (interpretation, documentation)
* Develop and characterize new models of inflammation
and dry eye
* Stay current with pertinent scientific literature
* Maintain compliance with Alcon R&D SOPs
Minimum Qualifications:
* Animal Experience is REQUIRED
* Doctorate degree within the scientific/technical discipline
with no applicable years of experience
* Master’s degree within the scientific/technical
discipline and 4-5 years of applicable experience
* Bachelor’s degree within the scientific/technical
discipline and 8-9 years of applicable experience
Location: Fort Worth, Texas RELOCATION
ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE
Alcon is an equal opportunity
and affirmative action employer whose success rests
upon the efforts and contributions of qualified people
regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation,
national origin, age, religion, disability, status as
a qualified special disabled veteran, Vietnam era veteran,
recently separated veteran, and any other veteran who
served on active duty during a war, campaign or expedition
for which a campaign badge has been authorized, or any
other status or characteristic protected by law.
Our generous benefits package includes the Alcon 401(k)
Plan which matches employee contributions up to 5% of
eligible pay at the rate of $1.00 for each dollar contributed,
and the Alcon Retirement Plan (ARP), a qualified plan
in which Alcon contributes 7% of eligible pay to the
accounts of all eligible employees. By combining the
Company's contributions to the 401(k) and ARP, employees
can receive up to 12% of eligible pay from Alcon towards
retirement. Alcon also offers medical, dental, vision,
life and disability coverage, an on-site fitness center
and much more. Consider having all this in a fast paced
environment within a stable world-class organization.
Send Resumes To:
wayne.phillips@alconlabs.com
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