# Research Associate I

Summary: Research Associate I responsible for designing and performing experiments while collaborating and communicating effectively. Primary Responsibilities for the Role: ? Performs minimally complex experiments with input from supervisor. ? Understands experimental goal and may provide input to the experimental design. ? Analyzes data from individual experiment with input from supervisor and documents work in laboratory notebook or report. ? Able to summarize a group of experiments. ? Effectively communicates with peers and supervisor. May present data in group meetings. ? Prepares reagents and panels. Additional Responsibilities: ? Participates in lab maintenance activities. ? Maintains training log. ? Ensures proper transportation, handling, and disposal of hazardous, bio-hazardous and/or infectious substances. ? Operates and calibrates all general lab equipment. ? With instruction from supervisor, may write study protocols and reports to support part of the project. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: ? Good knowledge of GLP. ? Working knowledge of laboratory safety and record keeping. ? Strong mathematics skills. ? Strong written and verbal communication skills. ? Microsoft Off

- **Id**: 3853748
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/planet-pharma-research-associate-i>
- **Role**: Science & Research
- **Role family**: Science & Research
- **Seniority**: middle
- **Employment type**: contractor
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: San Diego, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 4
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-04T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-05
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-08T07:14:32Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 4
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2361
- **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**: 11
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 1
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 15
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Technologies

- **GLP** — Optional: no
- **Microsoft Office** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 4

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 4
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: high_school
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-06T05:02:06Z

## 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**: 38
- **Band**: fade
- **Label**: Fading
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.379
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 4
- **Expected fill days**: 15
- **Reasons**: conf:3, agency, stale_co, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

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