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Hiring: W2 Candidates Only

Hiring: W2 Candidates Only

Our client, a world leader in diagnostics and life sciences, is looking for a "Technical Writer- Assay Development"  based out of Tucson, AZ.

Job Duration: Long Term Contract (Possibility Of Conversion & Extension)

Pay Rate : $27/hr on W2

Company Benefits:  Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Sick leave, 401K

Create, edit, and maintain technical documentation and product labeling for assay development and diagnostic products.

Collaborate closely with R&D, Product Development, Quality, and Regulatory Affairs teams to gather and verify technical information.

Ensure all documentation complies with internal standards, FDA, ISO 13485, and 21 CFR Part 11 requirements.

Support the preparation and control of SOPs, work instructions, product manuals, and labeling content.

Attend project team meetings and provide updates to supervisors on documentation progress and timelines.

Participate in document review, approval, and change control processes within an electronic documentation management system (eQMS).

Maintain version control and ensure timely updates to technical and regulatory documentation.

Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure consistency and accuracy across all technical content.

Assist in audits and inspections by providing compliant documentation as required.

Identify opportunities to improve document templates, style guides, and documentation processes.

3–5 years of experience in technical or scientific writing within biotech, pharma, or medical device industries.

Strong knowledge of FDA, ISO 13485, and 21 CFR Part 11 documentation standards.

Skilled in creating and managing SOPs, work instructions, and product labeling.

Experience with electronic document control systems (e.g., MasterControl, Veeva, Documentum).

Excellent written communication, organization, and attention to detail.

Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Chemistry, or a related field.

If interested, please send us your updated resume at

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• Lead the creation of new concept/architecture design, development, and implementation activities related to optical sensor and optical imaging components/systems development including performance simulation, prototyping, and testing.
• Apply experience in the use of modern programming, modeling/simulation tools to help develop new technologies.
  • Intellisense primarily uses COMSOL, ZEMAX, Matlab/Simulink, C/C++, Python, LabVIEW, OpenGL and OpenCV libraries
• Procure according to developed system architecture and validate components and integrate and test system prototypes.
• Apply principle of design of experiments to construct optical system testing setup.
• Work alongside engineering and research teams in researching, selecting, evaluating, and/or developing component/system and packaging with specific applications in mind.
• Interact with government and non-government representatives to ensure customer requirements are fully understood and addressed.
• Lead/provide technical write-ups related to system, hardware, and software development for bids and proposals.
• Fulfill other duties as assigned by management.

• PhD in Photonics, Applied/Experimental Physics, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 0-2+ years’ direct experience in optical components/system design, development, laboratory and field prototyping and implementation for EO/IR applications (including years of post-doctoral study.)
• Good knowledge of photonics, physical parameters measurement, design, building, testing, analysis, and evaluation of optical/photonic systems.
• Ability to contribute to development, analysis and troubleshooting of component/system performance.
• Desire to perform design of experiments, assemble test setups, perform tests, analyze results, relate the results to goals/theory/predictions and make conclusions relevant to development.
• Ability to manage multiple programs simultaneously, achieving required results on time and on budget.
• Ability to present technical concepts and designs to Senior Management and customers in clear and succinct form.
• Excellent technical writing, verbal communication, and presentation skills to prepare technical proposals and documentation.

• Familiarity with EO/IR simulation software.
• Knowledge of free space optical communication and fiber optic communication.
• US citizenship is preferred (US person status is required)
• Experience in writing proposals
• Industry experience
• Project planning and execution
• Understanding/training on laser safety and tests standards
• Familiarity with electronics and communication (including fiber optic) systems and devices
• Experience in novel materials (meta materials, epsilon/index near zero) and devices
• Experience with specifics of IR imaging and sensing

• The freedom to take risks, to innovate, and to be rewarded
• Partner with trusting leadership that approaches tasks and requests with urgency
• Deliver products that are continually recognized as industry disruptors

• 4 Weeks PTO a year (including 40 hours of PTO your first day)
• 10 paid holidays
• 401(k) with 100% employer matching up to 4% of salary (no vesting period)
• Multiple options for Medical, Vision, DentalInsurance plans
• Health Savings Accounts
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Tuition Assistance (30% of Tuition with a minimum qualifying grade)
• 100% Paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 100% Paid Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
• 100% Paid Workers Compensation Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance

At Parallel Web Systems, we are bringing a new web to life: it’s built with, by, and for AIs. Our work spans innovations across crawling, indexing, ranking, retrieval, and reasoning systems. Our first product is a set of APIs for AIs to do more with web data.

We are a fully in-person team based in Palo Alto, CA. Our organization is flat; our team is small and talent dense.

We want to talk to you if you are someone who can bring us closer to living our aspirational values:

1. Own customer impact - It’s on us to ensure real-world outcomes for our customers.

2. Obsess over craft - Perfect every detail because quality compounds.

3. Accelerate change - Ship fast, adapt faster, and move frontier ideas into production.

4. Create win-wins - Creatively turn trade-offs into upside.

5. Make high-conviction bets - Try and fail. But succeed an unfair amount.

Job: Our first dedicated research hire - you will answer the question: how to train and scale a model that can serve a web index?

You: Have deep intuition on modern models and training. Like to argue how search, recommendations, and transformer models can converge. You care about your research being applied to product and systems that millions use.

Our founder is Parag Agrawal . Previously, he was the CEO and CTO at Twitter. Our investors include First Round Capital, Index Ventures, Khosla Ventures, and many others.

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Research Scientist

Education

Doctorate

Experienced (Non-Manager)

Research

Full-time and Part-time

PIRE has a significant national presence in the area of applied science, with funded research projects at its centers on prevention, treatment, and policy research. PIRE scientists and practitioners continually focus on the design and implementation of complex program evaluation strategies and the conduct of research related to health and social issues, and criminal justice. PIRE practitioners and scientists provide training and technical assistance in many health-related areas to states and communities that are attempting to improve public health. For more information about PIRE go to .

Prevention Research Center (PRC; prev.org ) is based in Berkeley, CA, and also has offsite workers in various parts of the USA. Founded as a National Alcohol Research Center focusing on environmental approaches to prevention of alcohol-related problems and continuously funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, it is one of five centers of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, which is celebrating 50 years of inquiry into the public health and well-being of varied communities. PRC and PIRE more generally have a significant national presence in the area of applied science, with funded research projects on prevention, treatment, and policy research. PRC scientists and practitioners continually focus on the design and implementation of complex program evaluation strategies and the conduct of research related to health and social issues. PIRE practitioners and scientists provide training and technical assistance in many health-related areas to states and communities that are attempting to improve public health. For more information about PRC, please visit prev.org and for more information about PIRE please see pire.org .

PRC, along with its parent organization Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE), is seeking mid-career investigators and evaluators to join our team. This opportunity is open to mid-career investigators and evaluators who wish to develop their research program while enhancing PIRE's growing portfolio, including research in areas such as: health, mental health, and substance use; child welfare; education; criminal justice; public policy; state, county, and community partnerships and program evaluation.

PIRE is a soft-money research organization. This independence and freedom come with the responsibility of seeking and securing one’s own funding, in collaboration with others. As part of your CV and introduction letter, please share a brief description of your research interests and current or potential funders.

Successful applicants will be expected to pursue their own research while collaborating with other PIRE scientists in areas of mutual interest. Current or recent funding from NIH, SAMHSA, and/or other federal or state agencies is desired but not required. PIRE is prepared to assist researchers who submit applications with limited startup funding, mentorship, administrative assistance, and collaborative scientific support. Employment is contingent upon successful awards.

PIRE is an independent, nonprofit organization merging scientific knowledge and proven practice to create solutions that improve the health, safety and well-being of individuals, communities, tribes, and nations around the world. For full-time researchers and evaluators, we have excellent health coverage, a retirement plan and flexible work arrangements available to support our nationally recognized institution of independent scientists.

• 3.5-7 weeks of accrued PTO during the first year
• Company provided Retirement Plan
• Company provided Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment of $100k
• Company provided Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Medical, Dental and Vision coverage

We invite a CV and letter of introduction from mid-career investigators who have:

• Strong skills in project management, research collaboration, and proposal development.
• A track record of relevant publications; and
• Experience writing grant and/or proposal applications for NIH, SAMHSA and/or other agencies that fund scientific research.

PIRE has a strong commitment to research dissemination and moving science to practice and practice to science. The implementation of our work is demonstrated in peer-reviewed journal articles, reports for government and lay audiences and professional presentations. Documentation of PIRE’s capabilities and work in these areas can be found on PIRE’s website ( ).

We look forward to talking with you about your interests and how your research can grow with PRC and PIRE.

• An advanced degree (e.g., M.D., Ph.D., J.D.) or equivalent experience
• At least five years experience in a relevant professional research environment.
• Demonstrated ability to independently develop a research program.
• An established record of obtaining peer-reviewed funding alone or in collaboration with others.
• The ability to work for any US employer.

PIRE is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer.

PIRE is a diverse community devoted to the promotion and acceptance of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, gender or physical ability or veteran status. PIRE is committed to employ, and advance in employment, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, and to treat qualified individuals without discrimination on the basis of their physical or mental disability or veteran status.

PIRE's EEO/Affirmative Action Policy.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

PIRE will provide reasonable accommodations with the application process upon your request as required to comply with applicable laws. If you have a disability and require assistance in this application process, please contact Human Resources by email at:

“EEO is the Law” Poster

“EEO is the Law” Poster Supplement

The Nemours Center for Healthcare Delivery Science (CHDS) is seeking a Research Scientist (Open Rank) in Florida. This position can be based in either Jacksonville or Orlando. Healthcare delivery science involves the application of scientific methods and principles to the analysis of variables and processes that affect the delivery, safety, outcomes, cost, quality, and value of pediatric health care. We seek a clinical research scientist who can add depth and breadth to our center by either bringing an active program of research or establishing a new program in health equity/disparities, lifestyle changes, (e.g., physical activity, sleep), or digital health. Please visit our website for more information:

Primary Responsibilities: Develop a productive program of research; acquire and maintain federal or national foundation funding for the candidate's program of research; cultivate cross-campus research collaborations that capitalize on Nemours technological infrastructure, opportunities for collaborative research, electronic medical record and data warehouse, large clinical populations, and growing professional staff of more than 900 health care providers; mentor junior trainees to develop competitive grant applications; collaborate effectively with others in Nemours research community, clinical services and administration; advocate for the translation of research findings into practice throughout Nemours; contribute to Nemours educational mission by presenting at conferences and continuing medical education courses. While CHDS-FL would be the research scientist's primary faculty appointment, they may seek a faculty appointment with one of our academic partners (Orlando- University of Central Florida College of Medicine; Jacksonville-Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science).

Qualifications : Candidates must hold an MD, MD/PhD, PhD, or other doctoral degree in a health-related discipline and demonstrate evidence of collaborative academic productivity and either success in obtaining funding for research or a strong potential to obtain funding for research. We invite applications from qualified researchers in any pertinent discipline at the early career, assistant, or associate professor rank. Candidates may dedicate a portion of this position to clinical service in his/her professional specialty.

Application process : We will treat all inquiries confidentially. Interested applicants should submit a CV and cover letter to Dr. Susana Patton ( ) with the subject line: Research Scientist Position. We are reviewing applications as we receive them. Salary is dependent upon the successful candidate's qualifications. Nemours offers a strong fringe benefits program. Nemours is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to focusing on the best-qualified applicants for our openings.

About Us

Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized children's health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children's hospitals - Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. DuPont Trust, as well as other income.

As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we're on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children's health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child's world a place to thrive. It's a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.

Inclusion and belonging guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build an inclusive and supportive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.

To learn more about Nemours Children's and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at .

Principal Research Scientist

At Boston Fusion, we recognize diversity is the catalyst for limitless creativity.

As a Principal Research Scientist for Boston Fusion, you will have the opportunity to utilize your knowledge of scientific research and software engineering best practices to contribute and drive research efforts in development of systems core to the success of future Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) activities.

This role will develop new approaches, investigate existing algorithms and models, design and perform scientific analyses, and develop solutions to complex research problems for military and intelligence community customers.

Every day, we go above and beyond to solve complex problems, making a difference for our nation. We do this by bringing together smart, curious people with diverse life experiences who collaborate creatively to achieve innovative technological breakthroughs. We are proudly building a work environment where you can bring your authentic self to work.

Due to the nature of our project work, we can only consider candidates with current US Citizenship.

• Lead proposal/business capture teams to shape, write and review proposals
• Interface with customers, including travel, to shape marketing efforts and effectively communicate technical results
• Investigate fundamental topics in a scientific field such as signal processing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, physics and/or math
• Lead teams of two or more Scientists, Engineers, and Programmers, including identifying, assigning, and completing research and development tasks appropriate to each member of the team
• Provide strategic leadership role in working with a project / proposal team to identify the research approach, hypotheses to be tested, and program milestones to achieve all program objectives
• Facilitate collaboration in large, complex teams to ensure resulting technology (algorithms, software, frameworks) achieves all research objectives
• Select, improve, or design computational models
• Identify relevant research approaches, hypotheses to be tested, and program milestones to achieve all program objectives with project and/or proposal teams
• Provide scientific, technical and software design support to projects and proposals
• Design statistically valid experiments to test and validate resulting computational models
• Provide leadership and guidance in the analysis of results of the experiments using sound scientific principles
• Design experiments to test and validate computational models
• Establish and maintain a professional rapport with all project stakeholders (internal and external)
• Additional project and proposal duties as assigned

• Occasional travel to attend and present at customer meetings and essential industry conferences

• Master’s degree (13+ years’ experience) or PhD (10+ years’ experience) in cognitive sciences, engineering, mathematics, physics, or related field
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to prioritize and manage time effectively
• Excellent communication, writing and presentation skills
• Ability to work both collaboratively and independently

Demonstrates strong competency in every category and a mastery of at least one category

• Demonstrated competency in AI/ML, and/or signal processing and/or human-machine systems, and/or cognitive sciences, or social sciences, and/or computer vision, or other technical discipline
• Experience implementing modeling and analysis techniques, including machine learning and probabilistic modelling etc.
• Understanding of mathematical principles which underlie these modeling methods.
• Experience in implementing algorithms in standard programming languages such as Python, Java, C++.
• Experience in using sound software development techniques, e.g., testing, documentation, source control.

• Classical applied probabilistic, mathematical, and/or artificial intelligence methods (planning, searching, logic, uncertain knowledge, probabilistic reasoning, natural language processing)
• Machine learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, Scikit-learn) and concepts (e.g., supervised, unsupervised, active, and reinforcement learning; neural networks; generative, discriminative models)

• 5+ years of experience applying technology to US Department of Defense and/or Intelligence Community problems, including but not limited to the following: intelligence analysis, command and control, logistics, ISR, information operations, missile defense, operations in the cyber, space, or maritime domains
• 10+ years of experience in a research leadership role

• U.S. citizenship (REQUIRED), DoD security clearance (PREFERRED)