# Associate Scientist I

The Associate Scientist I will support activities related to biologics/vaccine development programs and is an entry-to-early-career laboratory role responsible for executing experiments, collecting and analyzing data, and supporting ongoing research projects under the guidance of senior scientific staff and is ideal for an early-career scientist seeking hands-on experience in a fast-paced analytical laboratory environment. This position will require >=80% time in the lab and this person will be able to independently follow experimental procedures and compile results in written and presentation formats. Essential Functions: - Perform routine and non-routine laboratory experiments following established protocols and standard operating procedures (SOPs) - Accurately record, organize, and analyze experimental data; summarize results in reports and presentations - Maintain detailed and compliant laboratory notebooks (electronic or physical) - Assist in the design and optimization of experimental methods and assays - Operate, calibrate, and maintain laboratory equipment and instrumentation - Order and manage laboratory supplies, reagents, and materials - Ensure compliance with safety reg

- **Id**: 4051451
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/planet-pharma-associate-scientist-i>
- **Role**: Science & Research
- **Role family**: Science & Research
- **Seniority**: junior
- **Employment type**: contractor
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: San Carlos, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 1
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-11T01:52:34Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-11
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-11T19:01:26Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 6038
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no

## Company

- **Id**: 4467183
- **Name**: Planet Pharma
- **Domain**: planet-pharma.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/planet-pharma>
- **Is staffing agency**: yes
- **Employer type**: agency
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Schema

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 80
- **Open postings**: 12
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 1
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 5
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Technologies

- **Benchling** — Optional: no
- **Cell Culture** — Optional: no
- **Chromatography** — Optional: no
- **ELISA** — Optional: no
- **GLP** — Optional: no
- **GMP** — Optional: no
- **Western Blot** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 1
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

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

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-11T01:52:34Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 3; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 2; Filings 12m: 2

## Liveness

- **Score**: 36
- **Band**: fade
- **Label**: Fading
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.361
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 5
- **Reasons**: conf:3, agency, stale_co, win:early, comp:junior,brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

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