Research Associate - Analytical

Main Functions

The Research Associate works within a cross-functional team that is involved in analyzing substrates and organisms for the production of yeast and bacteria for the beverage, biofuel, and chemical industries.

 

Tasks associated with this position will include:

 

• Perform routine analysis of substrates, fermentations and metabolites.
• Assist with troubleshooting and repairing equipment malfunctions.
• Provide high quality data on a timely basis.
• Effectively communicate results through reports and presentations.
• Troubleshoot methods and data as required by other R&D researchers.
• Learn new analytical methods utilizing HPLC, GC-FID, GC-MS, LC-MS and apply these methods to answer complex biological questions.
• Perform amino acid analysis, elemental analysis, extractions and characterization of samples submitted by Lallemand employees world-wide.
• Help develop new methodologies to answer technical questions that arise from within the Research and Development organization.

Interest in learning and characterizing samples with various OMICs pipelines for proteomic, metabolomics, lipidomics, and glycomics.

Technical skills

An asset

• Experience with various analytical equipment and techniques
• Good oral and written communication skills

Personal abilities

An asset

• Perform this research as part of a multi-disciplinary team solving difficult problems with insight, creativity, and skill
• Excellent organization and record keeping
• Attention to detail
• Flexibility to work on diverse projects
• Troubleshooting to deal with technical challenges

Organization

Lallemand is a privately held Canadian company founded in the late 19th century, which develops, produces, and markets microorganisms for various markets. The administrative offices of the parent company are in Montreal, Canada. Today, Lallemand employs more than 4,500 people working in more than 45 countries on 5 continents.

Lallemand's corporate division encompasses all of the support services offered to our branches. Its goal is to optimize internal processes, ensure that your operation is running smoothly, and that your strategy is well thought-out.

Our corporate branch's head office is located in Montreal, Canada, and relies on a team that specializes in: Management; Finance and accounting; Engineering; Research and Development (R&D); Human Resources (HR); and Information Technology (IT). If you want to help bring enthusiasm, collaboration and innovation to our workplace, we'd love to get to know you!

Please take note that accommodations will be provided in all parts of the hiring process. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.