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HR Philosophy
Our Competitive Edge
Protein Forest recognizes that employees are associates and partners in the company's
success, helping to fulfill our corporate vision and objectives.
Realizing that the interests of the company and its people go hand in hand,
we are committed to attract the best talent available within the life sciences
industry.
Our competitive edge lies in the quality of the team we are assembling.
Our goal is to continually develop technologies and product offerings that will
ultimately play a critical role advancing proteomics and impact the quality
of life worldwide. Responsibility and authority within Protein Forest is
delegated to all our employees, each of whom is encouraged to make decisions and
take action to realize their own potential in the process of fulfilling our
corporate objectives.
In addition to an exceptional environment to cultivate and expand your professional talents, Protein Forest is committed to providing a well balanced, competitive total compensation package for employees and their families. This package includes:
- Competitive cash compensation
- Stock options
- Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare Health insurance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Dental insurance
- Short term/long term disability and life insurance
- Dependent care, Medical and Dental Flexible Spending Accounts
- 401K plan
- Three weeks vacation
- 11 paid company holidays per year
Protein Forest is an equal opportunity employer that welcomes qualified candidates. Click here for our latest career openings.
Applicants are welcome to forward a resume to
or fax it to (617) 926-4794 clearly marked Attention: Human Resources.
We are happy to announce the following new positions.
Applicants are welcome to forward a resume to
or fax it to (617) 926-4794 clearly marked Attention: Human Resources.
Manufacturing Associate
Reports to:
Manufacturing Supervisor
Scope
Assists in the manufacture of products for the digital ProteomeChip™ (dPC™) product lines and electrophoresis consumables.
Responsibilities
- Dispense acrylamido buffer solutions into chip arrays using an automated dispensing machine
- Assist in the manufacture of acrylamido buffer solutions
- Cast second dimension gel products
- Package products into final packaging for inventory
- Weigh dry chemicals for assembly of buffer solutions
- Follow SOP's and assist in manufacture of PFI products
- Maintain lab safety & cleanliness
- Provide backup to supervisor and other technicians
- Perform Other Duties as assigned
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The primary requirement is the individual be able to follow written procedures and have good communication skills to be able to define problems and improvements in the manufacturing area. Other requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.
Requirements
- 2-yr Associate or Technical Degree or a Bachelors degree in a scientific discipline is preferred
- 1-2 years previous lab work/consumable manufacturing desirable, but not required
- Able to follow written procedures precisely
- Familiarity with computer applications such as Word for documents and Excel for spreadsheet generation is desirable, but not necessary
- Familiar with electro/mechanical operations
- Basic mathematical skills are necessary. The individual should be able to calculate fractions and be familiar with calculating general laboratory mathematics involved in preparing solutions and mixtures for specific reagents
- Ability to understand problem descriptions from supervisor and be able to collect data following verbal/written instruction, if necessary
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
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