Employment Opportunities:

Research Associate – Level 2 - Markham location

Reporting to the Director, Research, the successful candidate will work as part of the Research and Development team providing competence in histology and immunohistochemistry to support non-clinical and clinical studies. Specifically, the candidate will be responsible for the development of new methods and implementation of histology and immunohistochemistry assays for the analysis of samples from animal studies.

Essential Duties:

• Preparations of samples for future staining or immunohistochemistry readout
• Develop efficient histology and immunohistochemistry methods for the characterization of in vivo animal study samples.
• Validation and development of new assays.
• Perform literature searches and generate reports/SOPs.
• Perform data interpretations and troubleshooting.
• Prepare and present project data and supporting information.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Masters degree in biochemistry, pathology or related discipline with 1- 2 years experience
• Experience with tissue sample preparation
• Proven strong expertise in method development for histology and immunohistochemistry assays.
• Excellent oral/written communication and interpersonal skills.
• A commitment to excellence and teamwork.
• Attentive to details, good observation skills.
• Good organizational and time management skills.

To apply for this opportunity, please submit your resume in confidence to hr@cytochroma.com. Please ensure that you quote the job title in your email.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only candidates under consideration will be contacted. No phone calls please.