Research Technician

Company: Stefanini IT Solution
Location: Glenview
Posted on: November 21, 2022

Job Description:

*Stefanini Group* is hiring for a *Research Technician* (REMOTE)

*W2 Candidates only*

*Job Description: *

The individual will support the Bioconversions Team working from the Glenview R&D facility, 20 - 40 hours per week. This position offers the candidate an excellent opportunity to learn alongside the innovative and disruptive Bioconversions and Preservation team and will be instrumental in delivering new product platform development initiatives across Kraft Heinz' product categories. The candidate will support technical platforms and assist with different ingredient technology development work stream initiatives.

This individual must have a proven strong technical background, intellectual curiosity, problem solving and project management skills. He or she will progress internal research initiatives, while supporting external research collaboration programs.

*Responsibilities*:

* The individual will manage the media lab, ensuring microbiological media components are well stocked and that the lab is clean and organized
* Work with scientists to understand needs of upcoming experiments, prepare microbiological media and other items necessary to complete experiments
* Assist with experiment planning, setup, and teardown of bioreactors
* Run and maintain analytical equipment to analyze experimental outputs
* Record and report data generated through bench and pilot experiments
* Conduct bench top and pilot plant trials to explore and optimize formulations and processes.
* Assist scientists in keeping the lab clean and organized

*Requirements*

* High school diploma required, A.S. or B.S. in Microbiology, Food Science, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology or related fields preferred
* Strong organization, verbal and written communication, and data recording skills
* Ability to learn quickly and work independently
* Ability to prioritize, multitask, and manage complexity in a fast-paced environment
* Strong out of the box thinker on solving technical problems
* Demonstrated record of conducting research projects either individually and or in collaboration with other teams
* Demonstrate ability to deal with ambiguity
* Possess technical /intellectual curiosity

*About Stefanini Group*

The *Stefanini Group* is a global provider of offshore, onshore and near shore outsourcing, IT digital consulting, systems integration, application and strategic staffing services to Fortune 1000 enterprises around the world. Our presence is in countries like Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia, and more than 400 clients across a broad spectrum of markets, including financial services, manufacturing, telecommunications, chemical services, technology, public sector, and utilities. Stefanini is a CMM level 5, IT consulting, company with global presence. We are CMM Level 5 company.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Salary: From $36.00 per hour

Benefits:
* Paid time off
Schedule:
* 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:
* Glenview, IL 60025: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Application Question(s):
* Amenable to working on a 1-month contract?
* Expected pay range:
* When is the best time for a phone call?

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