Research Associate

Princeton, NJ – Full Time

RICOVR Healthcare is an innovative, early-stage biotech start-up dedicated to revolutionizing point-of-care and home health diagnostics. We are a venture-backed, NIH-funded company named one of the Top 10 technology startups in Princeton in 2022 and one of the top 26 startups in Business Insiders in 2021.

Currently, a gap exists between point-of-care and lab-based diagnostics. Existing point-of-care diagnostic technologies are qualitative, lacking sensitivity and accuracy. In contrast, clinical lab-based technologies are expensive and require trained personnel, large equipment, and time-consuming sample analysis. RICOVR Healthcare aims to fill this gap by achieving the sensitivity, accuracy, and quantification of lab-based machines in a portable, low-cost platform that enables true point-of-care application for a wide range of health and diagnostic markers.

RICOVR Healthcare’s platform technology utilizes a novel optic biosensor combined with functionalized plasmonic nanoparticles to enable quantitative immunoassays at the point-of-care. We are at an inflection point in bringing this technology to market and seek to expand our scientific team. If you want to be part of commercializing a new technology at the interface of biology, chemistry, engineering, and healthcare while working with innovative and driven colleagues, then you should reach out to us!

As an Associate Scientist at Ricovr Healthcare, you will provide tactical execution on our highest-priority initiatives. You will work collaboratively with a diverse team across scientific and engineering disciplines towards launching our first commercial product, including production scale-up and clinical validation studies. You will also be involved in developing new assays on the P-FAB platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct laboratory research to support immunoassay development
• Perform validation experiments, product stability testing, and clinical studies
• Execute experiments on the Ricovr prototype diagnostic platform
• Collect data and draft result reports
• Maintain testing equipment and laboratory reagents
• Work cooperatively with other members of the R&D team and across departments to achieve
  project milestones
• Communicate results and ideas clearly to a diverse audience

Qualifications

• M.S. or B.S. in biochemistry, molecular biology, chemical biology, biomedical engineering,
  or related discipline
• 2+ years of laboratory experience required
• Experience in immunoassay development, such as ELISA, LFA, or SPR design
• Knowledge and practical experience with protein modification, nanoparticle conjugation,
  and assay surface biofunctionalization strategies 
• Comfort in handling of biological and chemical reagents in an accurate and safe manner
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Familiarity with statistics and plotting software such as GraphPad Prism, R, Minitab, etc.

If the opportunity to join a growing startup excites you and you are a great fit for the above role, please apply below. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you have questions about this role, please email us at [email protected]. 

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