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Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide.\nPay Range:\n$40,300.00 - $66,250.00Position Summary:\nPerform routine quality control testing to determine lot status and product release for the ProteinSimple capillary electrophoresis basis systems, including iCE and SimpleWestern. This position is responsible for planning, executing, and managing activities in the ProteinSimple liquid and lyophilized reagent QC process to ensure that all applicable objectives are met, and the product functions as expected. To be successful in this role candidate needs to be skilled in analytical techniques for analysis of biological assays. 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