Primary City/State: Sun City, Arizona

Department Name: Biomarker Discovery-Rsrch

Work Shift: Day

Job Category: Research

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The Staff Scientist will lead the development, optimization, validation, and implementation of biomarker assays for Parkinson's disease and related neurodegenerative disorders.

Assay Development & Technical Leadership

The Staff Scientist will provide scientific and technical leadership for biomarker assay development, with a focus on antibody-based methods for measuring protein biomarkers in blood, cerebrospinal fluid, and other biological matrices. Key responsibilities include:
- Selecting, characterizing, and evaluating antibodies and other affinity reagents




- Designing and executing assay-development strategies
- Optimizing experimental conditions and troubleshooting complex technical issues
- Establishing approaches to assess assay sensitivity, specificity, precision, reproducibility, and robustness
- Developing standardized laboratory protocols and quality-control procedures

Biomarker Analysis & Translational Research

The Staff Scientist will lead the analytical evaluation of candidate biomarkers relevant to Parkinson's disease pathology, diagnosis, disease progression, and therapeutic response. This includes:
- Designing experiments and interpreting biomarker data
- Evaluating assay performance against defined criteria
- Integrating laboratory findings with broader translational and clinical research objectives
- Advancing promising assays from early-stage development toward use in observational studies, clinical trials, and therapeutic development

Team Leaders

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