Research Associate

negotiable

JOB DETAIL

OUR GOAL: Treat our consultants and clients the way we would like others to treat us — we are honest, stay true to our word, and work in the best interest of our clients, consultants, and candidates. Many say they work this way, but few actually do. We are a company that does. Additionally, we bring joy to the world of IT staffing and IT recruiting by making the hiring experience memorable, fun, and different.  OUR MISSION: Find and provide the best talent for clients and excellent career opportunities for consultants and candidates — whom we treat as part of our team. Interested in joining our team? Check out the opportunity below and apply today! Reference:  413774 Research Associate. We are looking for a Research Associate for a contract position in Tucson, AZ to be responsible for conducting research, development and manufacturing laboratory experimentation and other scientific activities to support our client’s projects. In this role, the Research Associate will exercise technical expertise and discretion in the design, execution and interpretation of experiments that contribute to project strategies. Additional job duties include: Prepares technical reports, summaries, protocols and quantitative analyses. Presents and discusses results of experiments within department and project team. Maintains high level of professional expertise through familiarity with scientific literature and may participate in conferences and professional societies. Follows company policies and procedures for GMP, GLP, Design Control and others as appropriate. Maintains complete and accurate laboratory documentation and electronic files. May act as principal investigator in conducting own experiments. Essential Functions: Designs experimental protocols with minimal supervision. Executes bench experiments; makes detailed and general observations and analyzes data. Prepares technical reports, summaries and quantitative analyses. Maintains complete and accurate records. Normally receives general directions on routine work and detailed directions on new assignments. Makes suggestions to improve work processes and laboratory environment. Assists in identifying and reducing to practice patentable inventions. Works on problems of diverse scope in which analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors. Exercises judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions. May participate in cross functional technical teams such as a failure investigation team. Works well in a team environment by being a productive project team member, suggesting creative solutions to problems and providing input to project planning. Trains others in areas of expertise. Troubleshoots problems and institutes corrective action. Prepares and presents experimental procedures and results in group and project teams. Monitors work to ensure quality, and continuously promote Quality First Time. Qualifications: Requires Bachelor degree in Science. 2 or more years relevant job experience. Knows basic and a range of specialized laboratory techniques. Capable with searching scientific literature to gain information about specific topics. Skilled with use of word processing, spreadsheets, graphical and presentation software applications. Revel IT (formerly known as Fast Switch) is one of the fastest-growing, privately held, IT Staffing companies in the nation. Our client base includes 32% of the Fortune 25. We have major offices in Dublin, OH, Phoenix, AZ, Los Angeles, CA, and Austin, TX and are rapidly expanding into new markets from coast to coast. WHY REVEL: 
  • In addition to standard health and 401k benefits, we offer referral bonuses and training/continuing education opportunities.
  • 5-year client retention: 99%
  • No. 1 supplier with customers: 53%
  • Top 3 supplier with customers: 77%
  • Consultant retention: 94%
We do our jobs in a way that brings delight every day to our clients and the people who work with us. Life is simply too short to grind through every day as a small cog in a huge recruiting machine. As a young and high energy company, we aim to help consultants and candidates land fulfilling jobs that offer real career growth.