# Sr. Research Associate – Assay Transfer

Target Pay Rate: 32-38/hr **salary will be commensurate with experience SUMMARY As a member of the Assay Transfer team, you will facilitate the seamless transition of new and existing reagent products from Development to Manufacturing. This role involves initiating, directing, and executing process characterization, scientific research, and manufacturing process strategies to support product manufacturability and improve process capability. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & ESSENTIAL DUTIES Laboratory Execution & Protocol Design:Lead the design, execution, and troubleshooting of complex laboratory protocols, bench experiments, process characterization, and scale-up activities with minimal supervision.Execute bench experiments, record meticulous observations, and conduct quantitative data analysis.Process Transfer & Quality Standards:Prepare manufacturing documentation and complete transfer activities for new products.Champion “Quality First Time” standards while identifying and implementing process capability improvements in the laboratory environment.Problem Solving & Subject Matter Expertise:Serve as a technical resource to troubleshoot complex technical problems, institute corrective actio

- **Id**: 4086438
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/planet-pharma-sr-research-associate-assay-transfer>
- **Role**: Science & Research
- **Role family**: Science & Research
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: contractor
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Tucson, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 6
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-11T19:01:26Z
- **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**: 2830
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Science & Engineering

## 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

- **Immunohistochemistry** — Optional: no
- **Matter** — Optional: no

## Trust

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

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 6
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

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

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-11T19:01:26Z

## 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**: 52
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.516
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 6
- **Reasons**: conf:1, agency, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T20:08:54Z

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