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Bostwick Laboratories® a full-service laboratory specializing in uropathology, dedicated to the diagnosis, treatment and subsequent management of prostate cancer, kidney disease, cancer of the bladder and other urologic conditions is currently seeking an experienced Microbiology Supervisor . The qualified team leader, Manages and coordinates the procurement of laboratory supplies and equipment; Monitors standing orders, negotiating supply contracts, continued evaluation pricing/discounts, and termination of agreements with vendors. Supervise and control inventory distribution; Plans the testing and calibration procedures according to validation protocols for instruments and equipment; Maintains continued service of laboratory equipment. Notification of vendors in the event of equipment malfunctioning; and, Prepares Quality Control documents, temperature control log sheets, equipment maintenance log sheets, discrepancy logs, calibration logs, and general work performance logs.

Successful applicants should possess a BS Degree or higher in Clinical Laboratory Sciences including comprehensive knowledge of Microbiology and have eight (8) to ten (10) years experience gained through increased responsibility in a management position, with a minimum of three years experience in Microbiology. Experience with CAP and NYSDOH proficiencies and regulations, ASCP Certified as a MT and NY State License is required.

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Follow your passion: Roche NimbleGen, Inc., a Madison, Wisconsin based growing leader in the life science industry is adding Post Doctoral Fellows in a variety of disciplines. These are one year appointments, and involve working under the direction of Senior Scientists and Directors in our Research and Development department. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity, and on seeing each other’s differences as an advantage. Roche has ambitious plans to keep learning and growing – and is seeking people who have the same goals for themselves.

The Position:
The Fellows will join Roche NimbleGen’s research and development group. The individuals in these roles may participate in interdisciplinary projects with Roche’s Pharmaceutical Division, as well as projects focusing on the development of high profile applications of our microarray platforms. Successful completion of the key projects will advance RNG’s R&D efforts, identify and develop new microarray applications, and foster adoption of RNG technology within Roche, its affiliates and the larger research community.

These roles will provide opportunities to work in an industry setting in areas including:

• Sequence Capture
• Expression
• Methylation
• ChIP-chip
• Comparative Genomic Hybridization (CGH)
• Copy Number Variation (CNV)

• Ph.D. in life sciences
• Advanced understanding of the research literature, concepts and methods related to microarrays (cellular biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, and bioinformatics).
• Advanced knowledge of the quantitative and qualitative methods related to microarray research.
• Capabilities related to authoring and/or co-authoring of research-based reports/articles.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively within an R&D environment and throughout the organization.
• Basic knowledge related to methods and tools related to microarray analysis desired, advanced skills are preferred.

Roche NimbleGen, Inc. develops DNA microarray and chemistry technologies, providing the highest density arrays available in the industry in a fraction of the time of conventional microarrays. The company's patented Maskless Array Synthesizer (MAS) technology provides highly customized oligonucleotide array design, manufacture, hybridization, and analysis services to researchers in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, government and universities. NimbleGen's products and services aid researchers in high-throughput, low-cost screening for genotyping, gene expression analysis and toxicity screenings.

ISIS Services, a Bay Area life science company, provides contract research and development services to the medical device, pharmaceutical and biotechnology communities. We are seeking an experience sales professional to help support our continued growth. Candidates should have a demonstrated track record of success in sales. Responsibilities include sourcing and developing new client leads, qualifying them for further development and then working in conjunction with internal staff to complete a sale.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Engage potential new clients in the medical device, biotechnology, pharmaceutical and life sciences communities through cold calls, facility visits, on site and web presentations, conference calls, trade shows, etc. in order to grow sales.
• Facilitate introduction of potential new clients to our content experts by setting up opportunities to meet or consult on protocol development.
• Attend local industry networking events and dinners as necessary.

• Professional appearance essential, as well as ability to present and communicate verbally and in writing in an effective and persuasive manner.
• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree.
• Sales professional with demonstrated experience in sales and/or business development required.
• Experience in the life sciences, pharma or medical device industries a plus.
• Must be proficient in electronic communication modalities such as Microsoft Office, email, PDA, etc.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Mostly Bay Area travel

Microbiologist will serve to provide international laboratory training and support for surveillance of the key bacterial respiratory and meningitis pathogens-- Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Neisseria meningitidis. Flexibility for international travel is essential, as are good interpersonal skills and an ability to work in developing country settings with a variety of partners. Principal roles of the position are to provide laboratory bacterial surveillance training and to evaluate the challenges and needs of laboratories involved in surveillance in developing countries. In addition the individual will perform large-scale strain characterization for international surveillance projects. Necessary training to carry out these roles will be provided for the individual in the CDC Division of Bacterial Diseases Streptococcus and Meningitis Laboratories. The individual must be flexible and able to adapt to routine testing for long duration, interspersed with more specialized scientific studies. The position requires familiarity with high-throughput strain characterization at the molecular and phenotypic levels and knowledge of molecular diagnostics and molecular protocol development strategies that will be applied for these three bacterial pathogens. The fellow will assist in developing multiplexed real time and conventional PCR assays for identifying and characterizing these species. The individual will also carry out technologically advanced, large scale, molecular studies from clinical specimens when viable strains are not obtainable in order to identify the etiologic agents as well as serotype and genotype them. High throughput classical bacteriology procedures will also be performed, including strain isolation, culture, long term storage, serotyping, and antibiotic susceptibility testing. This individual will be required to interpret complex strain characterization data and requires skills required to routinely summarize data in scientific presentations.

Qualifications.

1. Ph.D. in Microbiology or related field, with at least one year post-doctoral laboratory experience.
2. Authorship/coauthorship of at least 5 peer-reviewed papers pertaining to Microbiology.
3. Experience working with or in developing country laboratories.
4. Clinical lab experience is highly desirable.
5. Proficiency in a language useful in some developing country settings is highly desirable.