R&D Associate Scientist

Overview

In this role you contribute to cancer diagnostics R&D by generating and evaluating antibodies and detection methods for in vitro diagnostic assays. You work within a collaborative team to explore potential projects, generate reliable data, and help plan product development, verification, and validation. You gain practical lab experience in histopathology, immunohistochemistry, and molecular biology while growing toward independence in a regulated environment. This position ties into Leica’s mission of advancing cancer diagnostics to improve lives and offers hands-on exposure to real-world scientific problems.

Responsibilities

• Generate and evaluate antibodies and/or detection methodologies for in vitro diagnostic assays used in cancer diagnosis on manual and automated staining systems
• Collaborate with an R&D team to assess viability of new research projects and contribute to departmental innovation
• Plan and conduct laboratory work with guidance, generating reliable data and applying existing procedures to solve standard problems
• Perform literature searches, review products, utilize databases, and contribute to plans for product development, verification, and validation
• Develop practical experience in histopathology, immunohistochemistry, molecular biology, and microscopic interpretation on formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue

Key requirements

• Degree in Biomedical Science, Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Molecular Biology, or related field
• Solid academic understanding of biomedical science including histopathology, immunohistochemistry, molecular biology, antibodies, probes, or diagnostic technologies
• Evidence of planning, organizing, communicating, collaborating, and delivering commitments
• Motivated, positive, enthusiastic, curious, resilient, and proactive about learning and applying feedback

• collaboration
• clear communication
• proactivity
• antibodies and/or detection methodologies for IVD assays
• immunohistochemistry and histopathology
• molecular biology

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