Hiring Company: Microlytic

Job Code: Technical Key Account Manager

Location: San Diego, San Francisco, Boston

Job Type: Sales

Compensation: $ 100,000+

Description: Your primary focus will be the commercialization of Microlytic products into the workflow of a set of key accounts as well as other accounts. Your primary responsibility is to drive sales growth while maintaining existing business within the territory, in order to meet or exceed revenue goals. The position will involve significant travel to customer sites, primarily in North America, but from time to time worldwide, as the business may require, to reach our annual sales goals. Your day-to-day activities will focus on on-site meetings with customers, solving their technical problems and facilitating the integration of Microlytic products into their workflow. The ideal candidate will reside in San Diego, Boston, or San Francisco.

• Present product information and discuss crystallography research with customers and prospective customers in your assigned territory.
• Meet or exceed revenue goals and other goals as assigned.
• Leverage your technical expertise to meet or exceed your sales targets.
• Increase our competitive advantage and enhance customer satisfaction
• Build effective business and collaboration relationships with customers.
• Prospecting to develop new accounts and arrange sales meetings.
• Product demonstrations in the field.
• Develop tactical plans to maximize revenues.
• Complete and submit sales reports and documentation in a timely and efficient manner.
• Provide regular reports on customer inquiries, and communicate successes, failures, best practices etc to improve the overall product offering.
• Present technical seminars in person, via telephone or web conference
• Gather and report customer and technical information
• Represent Microlytic at tradeshows/exhibitions and other “on-site” events in order to promote crystallography products and services, receive feedback, network with customers and prospective customers.
• Monitor competitive landscape and provide analysis of key findings to senior management.
• This work will entail significant travel to customer sites.

• Minimum B.S. degree in life sciences, Ph.D. or M.S. in crystallography preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years lab experience with proven knowledge and understanding of structural biology, preferably within crystallography.
• Technical competency to interpret customer’s needs and identify solutions; to stay current in technical knowledge; to troubleshoot and to provide information back to customers in a helpful, courteous, positive and professional manner.
• Sales experience, and prior success with building and sustaining high growth of sales to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, as well as academic and research institutes and federal research agencies, is preferred.
• Possess a well developed network of customer contacts within the life sciences industry.
• Ability to navigate through targeted organizations to understand the internal dynamics and the decision-making processes of those companies, and the ability to acquire and learn the information to understand customer’s needs and requirements.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Experience in presenting technical materials in written and verbal form is critical.
• Strong commitment to customer service and satisfaction.
• Ability to effectively work on and manage many priorities at one time.
• A clear and persuasive communication style, with the ability to gain trust and respect and to command attention both externally and internally.
• A supportive and approachable team player, who is able to challenge in a constructive manner, yet not hesitate to show independent and creative thinking, and be able to compromise in order to accomplish the objective.
• Must be self-reliant and a self-starter, with an entrepreneurial spirit, who is results oriented, has a sense of urgency, and has a competitive desire to succeed.

Founded in 2006, Microlytic is an innovator and commercial provider of consumable laboratory products for the structural biology marketplace. Our mission is to provide a portfolio of innovative products that simplify the workflow, increase productivity and offer an attractive economic value proposition to our customers. For more information about Microlytic, please visit http://www.microlytic.com.

Link for more information: http://www.microlytic.com/careers

Hiring Company: Aerotek

Location: San Diego

Compensation: $ 80-110k

Description: Description:
A Scientist to work in a dynamic, team-oriented environment and help create genomic analysis tools used in the leading edge of research. You will work with multi-disciplinary teams to create cutting edge and robust new products and assays for the next generation sequencing platforms. You will participate in the development of new platforms for arrays and sequencing.

Responsibilities:
• Develop new products in fast-paced product development environment

• Identify, evaluate, plan, and optimize research ideas leading to new robust assays for DNA and RNA based on proprietary technologies

• Explore new technologies and identify creative solutions to overcome current limitations

• Design, implement, analyze and present experiments to demonstrate feasibility of new methods and efficiently move products through pipeline

• Optimize assay conditions to achieve commercial levels of stability, robustness, and performance

• Create scalable infrastructure to support release of developed products

• Be both a strong individual contributor as well as a collaborative team member. Conduct clear and concise communication with colleagues (cross-functional) and supervisors through oral updates, written reports and technical meetings

Education and Experience:
• Ph. D. in the chemistry or biochemistry with greater than 3 years of industrial experience
• Strong background in surface chemistry, biochemistry and enzymology and a sound understanding of assay development required
• Experience with next-generation sequencing methods helpful. Skilled in analysis of large and complex data sets
• Must be detail oriented and highly motivated.

This position is temporary at least through the end of the year. There is a possibility of it going permanent at some point.

Link for more information: http://www.aerotek.com

In April we’re teaming up with the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) to host an event at Mission Brewery downtown during the big Experimental Biology conference. You may know we are big proponents of science communication because it helps researchers with their careers, funding, and connecting with other scientists.

The event will feature bloggers, reporters, industry professionals, public speaking experts, and policy makers, all who will be available to help you improve your science communication skills. We’ll have some fun contests to help you meet people, and there will be appetizers and drinks available for purchase as well (we hope to be able to give drink tickets depending on sponsorship, stay tuned…).

We’ll have discussions on blogs and Twitter leading up to the event so that you can participate, connect, and get the most out of the event. Follow #eb2012Tweetup and see the list of science communicators participating here. If you’re a blogger, we’re asking you to write a post describing your science communication success stories and submit them here or tag them on Twitter with #eb2012Tweetup. For example, did you get funding or make an important connection or discovery through a new type of science communication? We’ll post links to the blog posts here and send a weekly email update. We’re hoping everyone will be inspired to communicate science in new ways.

Note: The word cloud featured in the image for this post is from 5,000 Twitter status updates tagged with #scicomm, the ongoing discussion about science communication on Twitter. If you’d like to see more detail, click on the image to enlarge it.

Sponsors

We’re expecting this event to draw at least 200 life science researchers and professionals, and this event will be advertised at the Experimental Biology conference, contact us for sponsorship opportunities.

Event Details

Who: Life science researchers and professionals in the greater San Diego area
What: Brewing Science: Improving Science Communication with ASBMB
When: Monday, April 23rd 2012, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Where: Mission Brewery,1441 L Street, San Diego Ca 92101 (Directions below)
Cost: $15/10 (Academic), appetizers provided, beverages for purchase (Mission Brewery beers on tap, soda), complimentary water. Free for 2012 Experimental Biology attendees, wear your badge.
Contact: http://sdbn.org/contact
For more information about the event: http://sdbn.org/scicomm

Directions: Driving: Exit the 5 south at Imperial, take a right on Imperial, travel 2 blocks to 14th street, take a right and Mission Brewery is at 14th & L on the right, you can park in one of the ballpark lots (there won’t be a game that night) or on the street. Walking from the convention center: Take a right when exiting the convention center front doors, heading southeast along Harbor Drive. Cross over Park Blvd and take the footbridge on the left. Continue along the sidewalk until you hit the light at 10th street, then take a right, walking through the parking lot. You’ll see the sign for Mission Brewery ahead on the right, it’s a brick building and hard to miss. The walk should take 10 minutes. While the neighborhood is not that bad, we suggest walking back to the gaslamp in groups after the event.

Hiring Company: Sanford Rose Associates – San Diego

Location: Chula Vista, CA

Job Type: Regular/Full-Time

Description: The ideal candidate will have the following background and experience:

• MD Board Certified in Internal Medicine with additional training in Endocrinology and Metabolism and/or Cardiology preferred. Candidates with experience in other therapeutic areas with strong backgrounds in clinical research will be considered.
• An unrestricted license to practice medicine in California (or eligibility) is required.
• Minimum of (2+) years of clinical research experience as a physician conducting clinical trials within the pharmaceutical industry, a clinical research organization, or as an Assistant/ Associate Professor of Internal Medicine in academic research.
• An understanding of clinical pharmacology principles of drug development and strong clinical skills are essential, as is an interest in science and research.

Link for more information: http://sanfordrose.com/sandiego/

Image Courtesy Flickr User JoF

Updates to San Diego Biotechnology Company Directory

A recent report suggests evidence that the San Diego biotech scene is going strong. Released in December 2011 the Life Sciences Cluster Report by Jones Lang LaSalle rates San Diego #7 in the global biotech clusters.  The report examines global locations for viable industry hubs, and defines a “cluster” by a multiple data points including:

• Educated workforce
• Venture and investment capital
• Centers of excellence and innovation
• Industry-friendly political structures
• Institutions of higher learning
• Target economic development incentives
• Patent protection
• Other associations and supporting infrastructure

Ranking in the top 10 for funding – third in VC and sixth for NIH funding – it seems that the money is rolling in for San Diego. The 97-page study says San Diego’s dense concentration of incubator and start-ups is expected to continue growth in the near future.

Each of the submarkets reviewed – UTC, Torrey Pines, Sorrento Mesa, and Sorrento Valley – experienced growth in 2011, aside from Sorrento Mesa being almost completely leased.  The report forecasts continued recovery in rents, vacancies tightening and, due to a lack of new development, re-positioning of older properties to meet demands for higher quality facilities, particularly in Sorrento Mesa.

Additionally, Torrey Pines, San Diego’s largest submarket, has seen a resurgence of growth, with more life science companies acquiring larger spaces. The report states that in 2011 Verenium signed a deal larger than Torrey Pines has seen in two years.

NIH grants have increased 28 percent from 2010 and by 70 percent from 2008.  The outlook is sunny for San Diego in 2012, with a continued increase expected in the number of start-ups and dispersal of capital from venture capital and government funds.

A PDF of the complete report can be downloaded here.

Thanks to Flickr user JoF for this image of gliders taking off and landing at Torrey Pines, where many San Diego life science companies also ‘take off.’

Organovo is an exciting San Diego biotech company with technology to create human tissue through a technique called 3D bioprinting. The tissue can be used for drug discovery and development, and the company has been included in the MIT Technology Review’s 2012 TR50 list of the world’s most innovative companies. The excitement around Organovo has grown since they recently announced funding and their stock is now publicly traded. You’ll get the chance to hear from CEO Keith Murphy at our March 26th event, he’ll give a presentation titled ‘3D Bioprinting – Delivering Tissue on Demand for Drug Discovery & Development.’

At this event, we will delve into innovation and how it happens. What does it take to make an outstanding product – a game changer? We all have ideas but how does an idea get to be a reality? What are the barriers to innovation? It’s not just time, money and people. It’s even how you think about the problem.

We have two companies that are innovating to success:

Organovo, the featured company, will discuss how they overcame barriers to achieve an industry changing technology that still seems futuristic and impossible – printing tissue.

Invetech, the event sponsor, helps people translate their ideas into products. They will share a few key learnings of how to approach innovation.

We want to hear from the local innovators at this event,
- Do you have an idea but are stuck?
- How have you been successful in innovation?
- What barriers are in your way?

We’re having a contest to see who has the best idea for improving innovation in San Diego. During registration, or on LinkedIn or Twitter (tag with #Invetech), complete this statement: “My innovation idea is ______.” It can be a product idea or a general idea to improve the innovation culture in San Diego. We’ll discuss and vote on the best idea for innovation at the event and the winner will get two free passes to an SDBN event and a $15 gift card to Green Flash Brewery.

Sponsors

Premier

Invetech is a contract product development and manufacturing consultancy working with companies worldwide. We provide a range of instrument, medical device and consumables development and manufacturing services that develop break-through products and solve complex automation challenges. With over 200 in-house specialists and experience drawn from over 5,000 projects, we work with medical device, clinical diagnostics, life sciences and drug discovery companies. Operating from locations in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, our clients range from start-ups through to multinationals. Our proven design, engineering and manufacturing processes deliver shorter time-to-market, reduced risk, and enhanced product quality.
If you’re interested in sponsoring this event, please contact us.

Event Details

Who: Biotechnology professionals in the greater San Diego area
What: SDBN March 26th Event with Organovo
When: Monday, March 26th 2012, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Where: Green Flash Tasting Room, 6550 Mira Mesa Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92121 (Directions below)
Cost: $25/20 (Academic), dinner provided, beverages for purchase (30 Green Flash beers on tap, soda), complimentary water.
Contact: http://sdbn.org/contact
For more information about the event: http://sdbn.org/marchevent

Directions: From the west: From the 805 North or South exit Mira Mesa Blvd, head east for 2.0 miles, the Green Flash Tasting Room will be on the left/north side of the street at Flanders Drive. From the east: From the 15 North or South exit Mira Mesa Blvd, head west for 3.6 miles, the Green Flash Tasting Room will be on the right/north side of the street at Flanders Drive.
Parking: The Green Flash lot holds about 70 cars, so come early and carpool if you’d like to park there. You can also park on the street, but be very mindful that there are some poorly marked ‘no parking’ areas, especially on Sequence where there is a center lane.

Now that SLAS 2012 has wrapped up, the question is, amid all of those robotic arms, who truly stood out? We saw some great examples of vendors who were able to draw the crowds, while showcasing some pretty cool technology.

Here’s a list of some great ways to get a scientist’s attention, wonderfully demonstrated by three life science vendors at SLAS 2012.

1. Creativity counts. Rather than a bunch of cylinders and valves scattered about with some brochures on a table, Clippard center-staged an Air Guitar, rigged to be played.  How does this awesome display work?  Through 62 miniature air cylinders, and 58 valves to control those cylinders that can play each string individually or by strumming all six strings at once.  ”Playing songs that are impossible by the human hand,” says Rob Clippard from Clippard Instrument Laboratory Inc.,”the controls are as up to date as the idea itself.”  The iPad app “Pianist” plays the song, sends it via midi protocol to a translator board, and tells the miniature pneumatic, low wattage Clippard valves to turn on and off at the right times and move the appropriate cylinder with 50 psi of air.  Did you get all that? That’s ok – the guitar is cool, the technology and idea are innovative and unique, and you can learn all about what they have to offer once you’ve been hooked.  Here’s a video of the Air Guitar in action.
2. Product? What Product? Though I have a soft spot in my heart for robotics and laboratory automation, as a recent defector from a Drug Discovery lab, even I can glaze over a bit after the 10^th or 11^th robotic arm display.  But, I loved how Agilent showcased their nimble technology, by bringing a bit of Vegas to SLAS.  The pull to stay at the booth was not only the cheering crowd encircling the game, but the fact that as soon as you step into the booth, you receive a poker chip.  An invitation to have some fun, and no need to talk to a rep first?  You got me. After hours of wandering the aisles a distraction is highly welcome.  Odds that someone will remain in your booth for a bit are good at this point, and I did as soon as that chip hit my hand.  Microtiter plates covered with playing cards lined the stacker.  Agilent’s Direct Drive Robotic arm swiftly dealt three people their hands of 21, amid cheering scientists waiting their turn.  After the game, the robot dealer gave you a microtiter “card” that informed you of your prize.  For the sake of some great word of mouth for Agilent, I hope that what happens at SLAS doesn’t stay at SLAS…?
3. Tap into competition. Though a large sign announced Artel’s Pipetting Olympics (grand prize iPad2!), what caught my eye as I strolled past, were scientists super – super – into pipetting.  And a line of them waiting their turn.  Pipetting?  Ok, I knew it must be worth my wait –  without even knowing what I was lining up for, I was there with bells on.  All of this was to showcase their calibration and volume verification systems, which they did well.  Scientists were excited, engaged, and most importantly, listening to the reps explain how the system works and how it can work for them.

We hope to see even more engaging tactics by vendors as they continue reaching out to all aspects of a scientist’s interests.  Thanks for a great conference and see you next year!

The SDBN group continues to grow rapidly, with about 6,000 members on LinkedIn, thousands more on Facebook and Twitter, and more than 1,000 biotech professionals attending our events each year. How can you leverage the network and your geographic advantage of being in San Diego? Come to our free happy hour February 21st at Green Flash Brewery and you’ll be able to learn from the Comprendia team about how you can leverage networks and tools to advance your career and business. As usual, we’ll also be open to your suggestions for improving the SDBN. We’ll be circulating with iPads, and if you’re just there to socialize, that’s OK too, there will be many biotech professionals for you to meet.

Sponsor

Event Details

Who: Biotechnology professionals in the greater San Diego area
What: SDBN February 21st Networking Event
When: Tuesday, February 21st 2012, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Where: Green Flash Tasting Room, 6550 Mira Mesa Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92121 (Directions below)
Cost: Free, food available for purchase from TBD gourmet food truck, beverages available for purchase (30 Green Flash beers on tap, soda, complimentary water).
Contact: http://sdbn.org/contact
For more information about the event: http://sdbn.org/february

Directions: From the west: From the 805 North or South exit Mira Mesa Blvd, head east for 2.0 miles, the Green Flash Tasting Room will be on the left/north side of the street at Flanders Drive. From the east: From the 15 North or South exit Mira Mesa Blvd, head west for 3.6 miles, the Green Flash Tasting Room will be on the right/north side of the street at Flanders Drive.
Parking: The Green Flash lot holds about 70 cars, so come early and carpool if you’d like to park there. You can also park on the street, but be very mindful that there are some poorly marked ‘no parking’ areas, especially on Sequence where there is a center lane.

Image courtesy of user leighty (Ryan Leighty) on Flickr

This spring San Diego downtown will be buzzing with scientific discussions as our city hosts a number of major scientific symposia.  We are excited to attend and soak in all the science that will be shared during these two months.  Our own Mary Canady will also be participating in a panel discussing on the triumphs and trials of Transitioning from Academia to Industry at the Annual meeting of the Biophysical Society on Tuesday, February 28, 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM.

We hope that you are planning on attending at least some of these events, and to help you plan your attendance, we outline below pertinent information about each conference:

*SDBN may host a tweetup if none will be planned by meeting organizers.  Stay tuned.

The spring will be exciting for science in San Diego, add our Google calendar to yours so you won’t miss out on any local events. We hope you can set aside some time to take advantage of the presence of these major conferences in our city, we’ll be posting updates if you can’t. Some of the conferences have free or reasonable exhibit hall passes, and we’ll also post after hours events on our Facebook page so you can do some networking.

Comprendia is giving free social media consultations for your life science business, contact us to schedule one while you’re in San Diego.

Hiring Company: Halozyme Therapeutics

Job Code: 2011-2852-Sr. Mrg

Location: San Diego

Job Type: Preclinical Development – Bioanalytical & Pharmacokinetics

Compensation: $ Commensurate with experience

Description: POSITION SUMMARY:
The qualified individual will be responsible for the development, implementation and interpretation of various bioanalytical (PK, immunogenicity, and pharmacodynamic biomarker) assays used to support pre-clinical and clinical development of product candidates in development. Studies will focus on bioanalytical assay development-quantify in vivo levels of drug (and metabolites) for assessing pharmacokinetic parameters of drug candidates in accordance with current guidelines and industry standards.
The candidate will be an energetic hands-on laboratory scientist responsible for the design, development, optimization, qualification and implementation of bioanalytical assays with proven leadership qualities. This includes planning and execution of various types of assay systems (e.g. enzymatic assays, immunoassay, immunogenicity assays, cell-based assays, biochemical assays, and biomarker assay development) to quantify drug levels and activity in various matrices as well as supervising at least one associate. The individual must be organized and efficient and -able to work on multiple programs independently with minimal direction to meet corporate goals and objectives. A successful candidate will also have strong interpersonal skills to communicate results to colleagues in a timely manner as well as provide oversight for activities at Contract Research Organizations The successful candidate will represent Bioanalytical on.internal and external project teams.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
These include, but are not limited to:
• Significant knowledge and hands on experience with an excellent understanding of method development and troubleshooting; preference for experiences with immunoassay techniques, ELISA, neutralizing antibody assay; kinetic assays for enzyme activity, and/or LC/MS quantification.
• Ability to independently design, execute and interpret experiments in order to generate technical reports.
• Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills including excellent verbal and written communications skills, time management, decision-making, presentation, and human relations skills.
• Lead and supervise the bioanalytical group as well as bioanalytical studies at CROs,
• Collaborate with scientists within pre-clinical and other departments and play a key role
• representing BA on project teams.
• The ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Participate in preparation of regulatory submissions.
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ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Technical support of pre-clinical pharmacology, toxicology, and bioanalytical sciences groups as
required.
• Other functions as determined by the pre-clinical group.

• Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• B.A., B.S. or M.S. in Biological Sciences or equivalent experience, with a
minimum of 12 years of experience in a bioanalytical/analytical laboratory
environment, and demonstrated leadership or management experience for at least
three years. Alternatively, a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences or equivalent experience,
with 8-10 years of experience in a bioanalytical/analytical laboratory environment,
and demonstrated leadership or management experience for three or more years.
• Candidates must have knowledge and work experience in bioassay method
development (e.g. LC/MS, immunoassay, ELISA, ECL biomarker methodology and
strategies, cell-based assays), optimization, qualification/validation.
• Operating knowledge of suitable computer software packages.
• Ability to write clear, concise technical reports and attention to detail is essential.
• Demonstrated leadership or management experience for three or more years.
• Demonstrated experience managing extramural programs at Contract Research
Organizations.
• Familiarity with GLPs is desirable.
• Hands-on experience with regulatory submissions

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:

Equipment: PC, scanners, facsimile machine, voice mail and e-mail systems, and common office machines, or ability to be trained. Knowledge of other equipment required: e.g., ELISA plate reader, MSD, TaqMan, HPLC, Luminex, etc.

Software Knowledge: Windows, MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel). Knowledge of other software required: Prism GraphPad, Softmax, MSD, JMP, StatLIA, WinNonlin, etc.

INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS:

• It is imperative that this individual be first and foremost a team player. They will be responsible to ensure that adequate resources are available and provide regular updates to their supervisor and team members. This will require that the individual be transparent and openly communicate information in a timely manner.

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EFFORT REQUIRED/ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS:

Physical Activities: On a continuous basis, sit at desk for a long period of time; intermittently answer telephone and write or use a keyboard to communicate through written means. Some walking and lifting up to 20 lbs. may be required. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate. The physical demands described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions and responsibilities of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and responsibilities.

Laboratory Activities, if applicable: Biology and chemical laboratory environments experience needed. Environmental health and safety requirements also apply.

TRAVEL:

Travel may be required up to 20% of your time

Link for more information: http://www.halozyme.com/Careers/Career-Opportunities/default.aspx

Hiring Company: Halozyme Therapeutics

Job Code: 2011-2853-AD

Location: San Diego

Job Type: Preclinical Development – Bioanalytical & Pharmacokinetics

Compensation: $ Commensurate with experience

Description: POSITION SUMMARY:
The qualified candidate will be a highly motivated and seasoned professional with experience in bioanalytical testing to support the development of recombinant biopharmaceuticals. The candidate will oversee technology transfer and technical operations for specific GLP bioanalytical (PK, immunogenicity, and pharmacodynamic biomarker) assays that support pre-clinical and clinical testing of specific recombinant biological product candidates.

The candidate will be responsible for technical operations to support specific assays and critical reagents at CRO’s used to quantify in vivo levels of protein drugs and anti-drug antibodies in accordance with current guidelines and industry standards. The individual will also be responsible for compiling datasets to support regulatory filings for specific programs.
The individual must be organized and efficient and able to work on multiple programs independently with minimal direction to meet corporate goals and objectives. A successful candidate will also have strong interpersonal skills to communicate results to colleagues in a timely manner as well as provide oversight for activities at Contract Research Organizations. Finally, the candidate will generate documentation to support regulatory filings.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
These include, but are not limited to:

• Significant knowledge and experience working within the regulatory framework and considerations for bioanalytical testing of recombinant biotechnology-derived products.
• Significant knowledge and experience in the pharmacokinetic evaluation of parenteral therapeutics, drug metabolism, and protein/drug properties governing their in-vivo distribution.
• The applicant must possess the ability to work effectively in a fast paced start-up setting.
• Clear and effective written (report writing) and oral communication (presentation) skills are essential.
• The candidate must have the ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.

ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Technical support of pre-clinical pharmacology, clinical, and bioanalytical sciences groups as
required.
• Other functions as determined by the pre-clinical group.
• Other duties as assigned.

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EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• Advanced degree (PHD, MD, MSc or M. Pharm) in Pharmacology or related discipline is required.
• Significant knowledge and experience working within the regulatory framework and considerations for bioanalytical testing of recombinant biotechnology-derived products.
• Bioanalytical background with at least 8-10 years experience hands on experience in a pre-clinical and clinical drug development environment.
• At least 3 years experience in evaluation of biological therapeutics, preferably in a clinical or non-clinical setting biologics environment.
• In depth knowledge of PK and PK/PD evaluation techniques preferred. Experience of working in a team environment a plus.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and experience in dealing with regulatory authorities either through written summaries or oral presentations is desired, but not essential.
• The individual must be very effective at technical and scientific problem solving in a project driven, multi-disciplinary international environment, able to focus and work on
several projects simultaneously and must possess excellent interpersonal, leadership and
• teamwork skills with very good organizational skills.
• Must be fluent in written and spoken English.

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:

Equipment: PC, scanners, facsimile machine, voice mail and e-mail systems, and common office machines, or ability to be trained. Knowledge of other equipment required: e.g., ELISA plate reader, MSD, TaqMan, HPLC, Luminex, etc.

Software Knowledge: Windows, MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel). Knowledge of other software required: Prism GraphPad, Softmax, MSD, JMP, StatLIA, WinNonlin, etc

INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS:

• It is imperative that this individual be first and foremost a team player. They will be responsible to ensure that adequate resources are available and provide regular updates to their supervisor and team members. This will require that the individual be transparent and openly communicate information in a timely manner.

EFFORT REQUIRED/ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS:

Physical Activities: On a continuous basis, sit at desk for a long period of time; intermittently answer telephone and write or use a keyboard to communicate through written means. Some walking and lifting up to 20 lbs. may be required. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate. The physical demands described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions and responsibilities of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and responsibilities.

Laboratory Activities, if applicable: Biology and chemical laboratory environments experience needed. Environmental health and safety requirements also apply.

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TRAVEL:

Travel may be required up to 30% of your time

TO APPLY: Please apply directly online by going to the URL provided.

Link for more information: http://www.halozyme.com/Careers/Career-Opportunities/default.aspx

It’s a new year! We asked about your 2012 goals in this poll (which you can still take and get a free CST calendar) and got some thoughtful answers. We plugged the text into Tagxedo and got this word cloud which sums it up, with the top words being biotech, pharma, networking, people, learning, companies, job and industry. We’ll post the full results soon along with our vision for 2012, and hope to help you get started quickly with our annual speed networking event January 23rd. Bring your business cards, hone your elevator speech, and prepare to meet as many biotech professionals as is allowed by law in one night! We’ll be at our new venue Green Flash which has been attracting bigger crowds, we expect more than 100 to attend.

Sponsors

Premier

We have more sponsorship opportunities for this popular event, contact us for more details.

Event Details

Who: Biotechnology professionals in the greater San Diego area
What:SDBN January 23rd 2012 Speed Networking Event at Green Flash Tasting Room
When: Monday, January 23rd 2012, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Where: Green Flash Tasting Room, 6550 Mira Mesa Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92121 (Directions below)
Cost: $25/20 ($50 for recruiters) includes dinner (TBD gourmet food truck). Beverages available for purchase (30 Green Flash beers on tap, soda, complimentary water).
Contact: http://sdbn.org/contact
For more information about the event: http://sdbn.org/january

Directions: From the west: From the 805 North or South exit Mira Mesa Blvd, head east for 2.0 miles, the Green Flash Tasting Room will be on the left/north side of the street at Flanders Drive. From the east: From the 15 North or South exit Mira Mesa Blvd, head west for 3.6 miles, the Green Flash Tasting Room will be on the right/north side of the street at Flanders Drive.
Parking: The Green Flash lot holds about 70 cars, so come early and carpool if you’d like to park there. You can also park on the street, but be very mindful that there are some poorly marked ‘no parking’ areas, especially on Sequence where there is a center lane.

Hiring Company: Ambry Genetics

Location: United States

Job Type: Full time

Compensation: $ Ambry Genetics offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. Benefits include health, dental, vision, 401K and 125c.

Description: Ambry Genetics is a thriving and fun company that provides molecular diagnostics and biotechnology services. The company is located in Aliso Viejo, California, and is rapidly expanding across multiple markets. We are seeking to hire a full-time Web Developer with an emphasis on visualization and presentation of biology data.

Roles and Responsibilities:

As a Web Developer in the Bioinformatics Department, the person will have the opportunity to work with scientists and programmers in various departments to develop a variety of web tools and programs with the emphasis on presenting and visualizing biological data. This is an amazing opportunity to get in to one of the fastest growing fields in the health care industry.

Required Qualifications:

• LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, PHP, MySQL).
• HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SQL, jQuery, jQuery UI.
• Knowledge of web standards and browser compatibility issues.
• Highly self-motivated, able to work independently and efficiently to meet deadlines.
• B.S. degree in Computer Science with at least 3 years of web development experience, or equivalent experience.

  Preferred Qualifications

• Preference given to candidates with experience developing in the healthcare/biotech R&D.
• Excellent organizational and time management abilities.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest and curriculum vitae to xli@ambrygen.com

Link for more information: http://www.ambrygen.com/Careers.html#Bioinformatics Web Developer

Hiring Company: Ambry Genetics

Location: United States

Job Type: Full time

Compensation: $ Ambry Genetics offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. Benefits include health, dental, vision, 401K and 125c.

Description: Ambry Genetics is a thriving and fun company that provides molecular diagnostics and genomic services. The company is located in Aliso Viejo, California, and is rapidly expanding across multiple markets. We are seeking to hire a full time Bioinformatics Analyst to primarily analyze clinical sequencing data and help bioinformatics scientists to test bioinformatics pipeline.

Requirements:

Candidates should have a Bachelor or Master’s degree in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Biology or a related field with practical experience analyzing sequencing data.

Preferred experiences:

• Work experience with Perl or Python, and VBA.
• Work experience with Linux/Unix system.
• Familiarity with SQL and PHP.
• Familiarity with the concepts of molecular biology and genomics.
• Practical experience in analyzing sequencing data, desirable next-gen sequencing.
• Motivated to work full time on sequencing projects using bioinformatics tools, and willing to learn new relevant skills.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment of a fast-moving genetic service company.
• Good oral and written communication skills.

Ambry Genetics offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. Benefits include health, dental, vision, 401K and 125c. Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest and curriculum vitae to xli@ambrygen.com.

Link for more information: http://www.ambrygen.com/Careers.html#Analyst

Hiring Company: Virapur

Job Code: 112211

Location: San Diego

Job Type: Validation

Compensation: $ TBD

Description: I am looking for someone to work directly with me in outlining a validation plan for an immunoassay. I need someone who has full knowledge of the issues with a typical biological assay and can guide me in writing the plan as well as the validation report. Some statistical knowledge pertinent to assay validation. The consultant should be able to put into words the validation assessment parameters that are pertinent to this assay. Limited project and short term effort which could be accomplished in part by email and phone.

Link for more information: http://www.virapur.com/assay_services/assay_services.php

Hiring Company: PaxVax, Inc.

Job Code: 2055

Location: Sorrento Valley

Job Type: Biotechnology

Compensation: $ DOE

Description: Specific Responsibilities:

• Perform assigned quality control testing, which may include, but is not limited to cell based titer assay, moisture analysis, disintegration, and PCR.

• Maintenance of mammalian cell cultures

•Qualification and validation of QC test methods.

• Writes and revises standard operating procedures and other related GLP/GMP documentation.

• Performance of data entry and trend analysis and ensures laboratory data integrity and traceability.

• Manages test samples, reagents and reference standards used in the laboratory.

• Develop and optimize QC test methods, as required.

• Reviews data obtained for compliance to specifications and reports abnormalities.

• Trains personnel on quality control methods and procedures
• Provides back-up assistance for other QC systems such as the Environmental program and raw materials.

Qualifications:

•Degree in Biology or Life Sciences related discipline with a minimum of three (3) years experience performing assays in a GMP-regulated environment.

• Possess a strong work ethic along with a solid organizational, time management, problem-solving, decision-making, judgment, and interpersonal skills.

• Demonstrate an ability to think and act independently; accept supervision, work quickly and accurately in a fast-paced environment, critically analyze data and proactively solve problems.

Background:

PaxVax is an innovative and fast-paced vaccine start-up company developing vaccine candidates against several important infectious diseases, including influenza, cholera and HIV. The Company’s first vaccine candidate for H5N1 or “bird flu” recently completed a successful Phase 1 clinical trial. In the coming year PaxVax plans to initiate three additional clinical trials on its candidates. The Company has committed funding of over million to support its operation including R&D and its own licensed GMP manufacturing facility. PaxVax has 45 employees organized by functional departments and cross-functional project teams for each of its vaccine candidates. PaxVax is a double bottom line business focused on delivering both financial as well as social returns in global health.

Benefits: Company sponsored employee medical and dental benefits, 401k, STD & LTD coverage. Competitive compensation. No relocation assistance is available.

PaxVax is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Link for more information: http://www.paxvax.com

Hiring Company: PaxVax, Inc.

Job Code: 2056

Location: Sorrento Valley

Job Type: Biotechnology

Compensation: $ DOE

Description:

Summary of Position:

The Project Manager will be a key member of the Project Management team, reporting directly to the Vice President of Project Management and located at our San Diego site. The Project Manager will work closely with internal functional department heads (research, manufacturing, clinical) and external vendors and consultants (toxicology and regulatory) to oversee and direct the schedule and budget of candidate vaccine programs. The Project Manager will also assist the VP in the growth and development of project management systems for the company including project leadership and financial reporting and integration.

Primary Responsibilities:

o Develop and monitor project plans, resources, timelines and budgets to ensure alignment with corporate objectives

o Schedule, lead and facilitate project team meetings: prepare and issue agendas, presentations, minutes, action items; Communicate regularly with milestone champions to track milestone achievements and monitor key deliverables

o Facilitate and resolve any conflicts between functional departments amongst the senior executive team

o Work closely with CFO and finance department to develop and track project expenses, internal and external, FTE hours, and vendor billings and identify variances to budget and communicate issues that could impact that budget

o Analyze contracts (MTAs, CDAs, etc) and proposals and identify potential issues in advance and suggest measures to mitigate and/or manage risks

o Prepare and issue requests for proposals, schedule presentations as needed, and summarize proposals for executive team/VP.

o Keep executive team/VP informed of current and anticipated expenses of key contracts. May troubleshoot invoices and work with internal accounting staff and vendors to correct any problems

o May manage vendor relationship and expectations and builds a collaborative relationship with the vendor

o Review and write business correspondence

o Research potential funding sources to coincide with the funding focus of the company

o Manage the grant funding budget and accounting process as needed

Requirements:

o BS required, MS/Ph.D preferred

o Requires 5 years of successful project management experience in life science industry

o Expert knowledge of basic science and drug development functional areas: cellular assays, preclinical models of efficacy and toxicology, clinical and regulatory affairs, clinical operations, formulation and manufacturing. (Specific experience with biologics and/or vaccine experience is a plus)

o Ability to quickly assess problems/situations and provide effective resolution/solutions as well as proven success at team leadership, facilitation and conflict resolution

o In depth knowledge of Microsoft Project and Microsoft Project Server required

o Detail oriented and extremely organized; ability to prioritize multiple project deliverables

o Strong mathematical/financial skills, familiarity with project cost accounting, government contracts

o Ability to multi-task and prioritize efficiently across multiple projects/sub-projects

o Strong analytical and interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to motivate and influence; vendor interface experience and strong negotiating skills

o Excellent written and oral communication skills

o Ability to multitask and work both in a team environment as well as independently as required

o Ability to handle details of a highly confidential and critical nature

o Proficiency with Microsoft Office products, in particular Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Visio

o Language skills a plus

Background:

PaxVax is an innovative and fast-paced vaccine start-up company developing vaccine candidates against several important infectious diseases, including influenza, cholera and HIV. The Company’s first vaccine candidate for H5N1 or “bird flu” recently completed a successful Phase 1 clinical trial. In the coming year PaxVax plans to initiate three additional clinical trials on its candidates. The Company has committed funding of over million to support its operation including R&D and its own licensed GMP manufacturing facility. PaxVax has 45 employees organized by functional departments and cross-functional project teams for each of its vaccine candidates. PaxVax is a double bottom line business focused on delivering both financial as well as social returns in global health.

Benefits: Company sponsored employee medical and dental benefits, 401k, STD & LTD coverage. Competitive compensation. No relocation assistance is available.

PaxVax is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Link for more information: http://www.paxvax.com

Can you believe the San Diego Biotechnology Network is three years old now? We held our first SDBN event in November of 2008, and our objective was to improve networking opportunities for local biotech professionals. After 3 years, how are we doing? We’d like to celebrate and also get your feedback on how we can help you even more in 2012. Join us again at Green Flash in Mira Mesa from 5:30-8:30 p.m. December 12th for some great networking, food, and beer (for purchase, non-alcoholic beverages available as well). Last time we had upwards of 130 people, and this time we’ve got the place to ourselves and we’ll also get tours of the facility. Beer is biochemistry, and two of the founders of Green Flash worked at Invitrogen back in the day!

In addition, we’ll do the ever popular ‘introduce a colleague’ activity. We’ll collect business cards from those interested in participating, each take one, then find and learn about the person we each drew. Then, we’ll each introduce the person we drew at the microphone. It’s a great way to meet people, practice your presentation skills, and get exposure.

Sponsors

This event is available for sponsorship, contact us for more information.

Event Details

Who: Biotechnology professionals in the greater San Diego area
What:SDBN December 12th 2011 3rd Anniversary Party at Green Flash Tasting Room
When: Monday, December 12th 2011, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Where: Green Flash Tasting Room, 6550 Mira Mesa Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92121 (Directions below)
Cost: $25/20 ($50 for recruiters), includes dinner (TBD gourmet food truck). Beverages available for purchase (30 Green Flash beers on tap, soda, complimentary water)
Contact: http://sdbn.org/contact
For more information about the event: http://sdbn.org/december

Directions: From the west: From the 805 North or South exit Mira Mesa Blvd, head east for 2.0 miles, the Green Flash Tasting Room will be on the left/north side of the street at Flanders Drive. From the east: From the 15 North or South exit Mira Mesa Blvd, head west for 3.6 miles, the Green Flash Tasting Room will be on the right/north side of the street at Flanders Drive.
Parking: The Green Flash lot holds about 70 cars, so come early and carpool if you’d like to park there. You can also park on the street, but be very mindful that there are some poorly marked ‘no parking’ areas, especially on Sequence where there is a center lane.

What a great turnout last week!  Thanks to all who attended SDBN’s first Happy Hour event, and thanks to our sponsor Avitus Group. As always we enjoyed seeing many familiar as well as new faces within the local scientific community.

Congratulations to Ramy Aziz, Visiting Scientist at UCSD Systems Biology Research Group, who was the big winner. A social butterfly collecting more than 25 business cards, he collected the prize of a $50 Amazon gift card – thanks Avitus Group!

We appreciate everyone who was able to participate in our LinkedIn Profile recommendations, it was a definite hit.

With so many ways to improve a LinkedIn profile it’s not easy to narrow down the ideas.

Whether you’re a scientist looking for a job, or trying to increase your reputation within your industry, spiffing up your LinkedIn page to reflect where you are and what you can offer can be invaluable to your career growth.

We saw some great examples of LinkedIn pages. And since we saw several recurring themes of areas where people could use help, in this blog post I’ll stick with some of the basic improvement areas.

Before getting into it, here was a common question we heard – “Why should I care if I’m not currently a job seeker?”  Answer – because if you wait until you absolutely need a network to leverage, you will find yourself a few months behind the game.  If you can build a foundation now, you’ll have it when you need it, and more than that, you never know when or where new opportunities will come from….

Below is a summary of five (5) characteristics common to profiles that:

• have a likely chance of being found through a LinkedIn search, or
• that act as an engaging, interesting, and informative personal marketing piece for professional deliverables and qualifications

Top LinkedIn Profile Improvements – Starting Points

1. Have a photo – A headshot where you’re not holding a beer is the path you want to take.  You wouldn’t have a bag over your head at a networking event, and you shouldn’t here.  LinkedIn is a conversation waiting to happen – be friendly and you’ll start the conversation on the right foot.
2. Get a Customized URL – Take advantage of personalizing your URL – make it shorter and more memorable – here’s how:

   Option 1	Option 2
   Go to your Profile Page At the bottom of the grey box with all of your information is a Public Profile line You should see an “Edit” link next to your URL Click “Edit” and enter your personalized URL (then save)	Adapted from LinkedIn Help Center Go to Settings and click “Edit your public profile” In the “Your public profile URL” box on the right, click the “Customize your public profile URL” link Type the last part of your new custom URL in the text box Click Set Custom URL and enter your personalized URL (then save)

 

3. Professional Headline – Your Name and Professional Headline are the only two things that others will see in the some places in LinkedIn.

   For example, people mouse over your name for this information within Group discussions, in the Q&A section (if you ask / answer a question), and in connections lists.

   • Your headline should be a marketing phrase, not just your current title (current title appears under “Current” in the information section anyway)
   • You are allowed 120 characters in this field so try to add some detail to let people know who you are and what you can do for them, in a nutshell

 

4. Join more groups – You get 50 for free, take advantage. Find the most relevant LinkedIn groups in your industry that will help you meet your goals. You may join because you get something from their discussions or you may join because an influencer or connection at a company you’re interested in is in that group. Over time you can filter out the groups that offer you little or nothing.
   • Find jobs in groups – people post these things, especially in job seeker groups within your industry (see some suggested groups in the last bullet)
   • Groups are a great place to find others who are having discussions in your field, about topics of interest to you.  And if you need help with anything, it’s a perfect place to ask for advice.  Ask questions – you’ll learn and it raises your profile in LinkedIn.
   • Listen – The great thing about groups is you don’t have to talk at all.  This is probably the best way to get a feel for the topics and content valued in your primary groups of interest, which leads to the next point -
   • You don’t have to follow everything in every group – just pick a few most interesting or valuable to you
   • Want to showcase your expertise in your field? Giving advice within groups builds your reputation in your industry
   • Reach many more people directly – within your field.  And when you want to LinkIn with someone, you can use a group as a point of connection when sending the invitation
   • Here are some LinkedIn groups we at SDBN recommend for scientists (job-seeking or not) –
     

     Group	No. of Members
     American Chemical Society	9,085
     BIO International Convention	1,534
     BIOCOM	1,299
     Biospace	3,987
     Biotech & Pharma Professionals Network	97,687
     Biotechnology/Pharmaceuticals	18,816
     Drug Discovery 2.0	542
     Life Science Talk	5,055
     The Life Science Executive Exchange	14,716
     Lifesciences Opportunities in US	29,762
     LiMS forum – Laboratory Informatics Institute user’s group for LIMS, Scientific & Health Informatics	31,406
     myBIO Community – Biotechnology connections	17,137
     Pharmaceutical Jobs Biotech Life Sciences & Medical Devices	54,869
     Professionals in the Pharmaceutical and Biotech Industry	64,471
     San Diego Biotech Pharma Professional Social Network	1,299
     San Diego Biotechnology Network	5,179
     SoCal Science Cafe: Career Cafe	105

 

5. More Recommendations – One of the best ways to stand out to employers, recruiters, or potential business partners is through testimonials of others who have done business or worked side-by-side with you.
   • Ask for a recommendation from as many people as possible and be sure to return the favor
   • What you say about others can also inform on if you work and play well with other scientists.  And these also show up on your Profile page so don’t just “form-letter” your recommendations – make them personal, interesting, and genuine.

So basically, the idea to remember is to fill our your LinkedIn profile page out as completely as you would your resumé . Since you want your LinkedIn profile to be more succinct than your resumé , go through and add sections manually rather than relying on the resumé upload function. I haven’t tried it myself but have heard that it can mess up the formatting you’ve already created. Plus you’ll have to go back and edit it anyway, so you may as well just start there.

We hope these tips help you to improve your LinkedIn profile through some relatively painless starting points. Please leave any tips you have in the comments below – and we’ll be sure to follow this post up with some intermediate and advanced tips for LinkedIn profile improvement, stay tuned.