# Sr Scientist – Biomarker Method Development

When you work as a Sr. Scientist in the BioPharma Sciences group at KCAS, you get to further our mission by leveraging your knowledge in bioanalytical and scientific principles with a primary focus on biomarker method development. You will design, develop, optimize, and troubleshoot complex bioanalytical methods while utilizing your strong base in scientific principles and theories to assess assay performance, data integrity, and scientific outcomes. Our BioPharma Sciences team uses ligand binding assay (LBA) platforms to conduct bioanalytical testing in support of drug discovery, preclinical, and clinical studies, including the quantification of proteins, biomarkers, and anti-drug antibodies in biological matrices using technologies such as ELISA, MSD, and other immunoassay-based methods. In this role, we will rely on you to: Lead the design, development, optimization, and troubleshooting of ligand binding assays with a primary focus on biomarker method development Design experiments and independently evaluate assay performance to establish robust and scientifically appropriate methods Develop and optimize assay conditions, reagents, controls, and workflows to address complex biom

- **Id**: 1014199
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/kcas-bio-sr-scientist-biomarker-method-development>
- **Role**: Science & Research
- **Role family**: Science & Research
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Kansas City, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-09-17T20:56:04Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-09-17
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-05T18:16:50Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 49
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4804
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Clinical Trial Services (CRO), Drug Discovery, CRO & CDMO Services

## Company

- **Id**: 678933
- **Name**: KCAS Bio
- **Domain**: kcasbio.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/kcasbio>
- **Size band**: 201-500
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Lever

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 75
- **Open postings**: 3
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 1
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 33
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-05T05:54:30Z

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 79000
- **Max usd**: 157000
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- **Sample n**: 1015

## Technologies

- **ELISA** — Optional: no
- **GLP** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 49

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-17T21:43:18Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 42
- **Band**: fade
- **Label**: Fading
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.767
- **P room**: 0.55
- **Age days**: 48
- **Expected fill days**: 33
- **Reasons**: conf:3, win:tail
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-05T05:54:30Z

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