Job Title: Scientist II, Analytical Development (Data Analytics/Bioinformatics) Location: St. Joseph, MO Duration: 18 Month contract Pay rate: $40-$55/hr. POSITION SUMMARY Contributes to and assists in data handling and processing to support the biological development of vaccines, therapeutics, and other related products. Integrates Analytical Development with BioProcess and Formulations workflows as dictated by project requirements. Actively engages in learning new techniques through expert-led training and self-motivation, enabling independent performance of standard scientific and laboratory duties with minimal supervision. Ensures compliance with all applicable regulations, maintaining a safe working environment. While working at Client, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global presence provides opportunity for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and opportunity to directly contribute to the companies' success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in a number of ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, diversity and inclusion, mobility, networking and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Client's high regard for our employees. Duties & Responsibilities To assure Analytical Development missions: To set up and execute digital processing, transfer, and retrieval of Analytical Development data to support efficient use and analysis among Client Development Functions To troubleshoot technical issues and provide recommendations to increase efficiency To ensure compliance with Good Documentation Practices (GDP) or other requirements; making sure that all data are recorded are retrievable/searchable To help maintain the Analytical lab Assist in the execution of non-routine experiments with supervision collaboratively with Client Development and Global MSAT colleagues To contribute to project advancement: To follow protocols, complete results, and provide data compilation for reports To correctly analyze, process, and transfer data from relevant experiments under supervision To develop and maintain interfaces with Analytical team members, internal partners, and customers (Clinical Analytical, Process Development, and other Global Innovation teams) To ensure all information and data packages necessary to meet project timelines is available in the agreed upon time Complies with applicable regulations, performing all work in a safe manner; maintains proper records in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and policies Willingness to learn from and actively engage in work with other colleagues to support a collaborative team environment Skills: 2 years experience General knowledge of bioanalytical techniques Experience in computer science disciplines related to pharmaceutical/biological life science industry is highly preferred. Academic knowledge and experience with: C#, SQL, Graph, GO, JavaScript, NoSQL, Recommended software experience: OSIsoft PI, PI AF, Libre, ETL Data Warehouse Design and Implementation, Grafana, SIClientA, SIClientA-online, SAS JMP, Visual Studio, MS DB Mgmnt Studio, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, RedHat OpenShift, Task Scheduler. Desired Proficiency: R, Python, Rust, Swift Must be able to work cross-functionally Demonstrate willingness to advance knowledge of analytical development and vaccinology Apply knowledge of basic theory and scientific principles Ability to learn new technology and concepts and apply appropriately with minimal supervision Concise and accurate reporting of technical data and information Ability to troubleshoot Written and verbal communication skills Appropriate level of understanding of applicable regulations Education: • Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution with minimum of two (2) years of experience in Biology or related scientific discipline is preferred, or Master’s Degree in Data Analytics (e.g., Bioinformatics)