Scientist
for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title. No metadata like Job ID. Remove boilerplate. Preserve all substantive info.
We need to parse the posting.
Content:
Overview: Hennesy Research Associates - a Kemin company is looking for an Scientist passionate about virology, animal health, and scientific discovery to join our research team and help advance innovative solutions. This role is located onsite in Lenexa, KS. Step into the forefront of animal health innovation as a Scientist, where your expertise directly contributes to the development of vaccines and disease prevention solutions. In this role, you'll design and execute complex virology studies involving virus isolation, propagation, titration, and cell culture systems while applying creative scientific thinking to solve challenging research questions. From experimental design to data interpretation, your work will help transform scientific discoveries into practical applications that make a meaningful impact on animal health worldwide. Join the Kemin Team and Transform Lives! We are a privately held, family-owned-and-operated global biotechnology company driven by curiosity and committed to transforming the quality of life for people, pets, and the planet. We create solutions that strengthen health and wellbeing, provide nutrition and immune support for pets and production animals, safeguard the planet's natural resources, and protect the global food supply chain for generations to come. We supply over 500 specialty ingredients for various industries, including human and animal health and nutrition, pet food, aquaculture, nutraceutical, food technologies, crop technologies, textiles, biofuels, and animal vaccines. We employ 3,500 global employees and operations in 90 countries, including manufacturing facilities in Belgium, Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Italy, San Marino, Singapore, South Africa, and the United States.
Benefits: As a valued member of our team, you'll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your financial, physical, and professional well-being: Competitive Financial Package: Enjoy a rewarding salary, uncapped bonus opportunities, a 401k match program, and generous paid vacation and holidays. Career Development and Advancement: Unlock your potential with opportunities for growth and development throughout your entire career. Continued Learning Opportunities: Grow your skills with our in-house learning platforms, offering thousands of training resources both live and online, and take advantage of tuition reimbursement for external post-secondary pursuits. Service Opportunities: Make a positive impact with paid time off for volunteering in your community.
Responsibilities: Independently conduct innovative scientific experiments and translate research into practical applications. Design and execute virology and cell culture experiments, including virus isolation, propagation, titration, serum neutralization, hemagglutination, and hemagglutnation inhibition, and interpret results to advance research objectives. Perform literature reviews and provide written summaries that are incorporated into strategy. Independently develop and review SOP's, research protocols and research methods; design safety procedures. Independently perform advanced data analysis and review other's data to provide input and insight. Must keep detailed records of activities and prepare written documents including research reports and method protocols. Generate scientific publications for internal and external publication. Prepare and present data analytics and research in multiple formats both internally and externally. Review internal publication across Kemin. Identify and participate in external research collaborations. Contribute to strategic planning process and customer meetings. Provides instruction and training to interns and junior staff. Ability to balance multiple projects, meet deadlines, meticulous record keeping skills, excellent oral and written communication skills, ability to work independently but also cooperate and work well with the entire R&D team. Other duties/projects as assigned.
Qualifications: Education: Bachelor's Degree in a scientific field with 10+ years of relevant experience. Masters Degree or PhD in a scientific field with 5+ years of relevant experience is preferred. Demonstrated experience with virus isolation, propagation, and titration techniques. Hands-on experience performing virology assays, including serum neutralization, hemagglutination, and hemagglutination inhibition assays. Experience with mammalian cell culture techniques, including roller bottle cell culture systems, and BSL-2 experience required. Excellent laboratory documentation practices and ability to analyze complex datasets. Superb attention to detail; produces work of exceptional quality and accuracy. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment; able to manage competing priorities. Excellent Scientific skills in experiment design and data collection with the ability to perform advanced statistical analysis. Very strong analytical and problem solving skills with strong scientific curiosity and innovative thinking. Ability to pro-actively identify issues and address with solutions-oriented approach. Proven interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills; excellent time management skills. Fluent in English. Excellent written and oral communication skills with ability to present ideas effectively. Advanced computer knowledge (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, etc.). Preferred Qualifications: Experience with molecular biology techniques, including qPCR, DNA extraction, and RNA extraction. Knowledge of vaccine research and development processes. Experience working with USDA regulatory requirements and compliance programs. Familiarity with assay development, optimization, and validation. A post-offer background check and drug screen is required. Additional pre-employment requirements may be necessary based on position. Kemin is an equal opportunity employer, and all reasonable accommodations will be considered. Kemin is a drug-free and tobacco-free campus.
We need to decide sections: About the role (overview), Responsibilities, Qualifications (maybe combine Education and Preferred Qualifications?), Skills (maybe separate?), Benefits. Pay and Schedule not mentioned, so omit.
We need to avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We need to preserve all substantive info. So we need to include the overview text as About the role. Possibly also include location (Lenexa, KS) within that.
We need to format lists for duties/requirements/benefits using - . For prose use
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We need to decide what goes into lists: Responsibilities list items, Qualifications list items (maybe separate Education and Experience?), Benefits list items.
We need to ensure we don't repeat headings with empty content.
Let's extract.
About the role: The overview paragraph(s). Could combine into one
containing all overview text.
Responsibilities: list each bullet.
Qualifications: Could have two sub-sections? But we only have headings: Qualifications (maybe includes Education and Experience). Could also have Skills separate but we can incorporate skills within Qualifications. The instruction: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have Qualifications and Skills separate if we have content. We have qualifications (education, experience, specific skills). We also have skills like "Excellent laboratory documentation practices", "Superb attention to detail", etc. Those could go under Skills. But we can also put them under Qualifications. To follow instruction, we could split: Qualifications for education/experience requirements, Skills for abilities. Let's see.
Qualifications content: Education (Bachelor's with 10+ years, Masters/PhD with 5+ years preferred), Demonstrated experience with virus isolation, propagation, titration techniques, Hands-on experience performing virology assays (serum neutralization, hemagglutination, hemagglutination inhibition), Experience with mammalian cell culture techniques (roller bottle, BSL-2), etc. Also Preferred Qualifications: molecular biology techniques, vaccine R&D, USDA regulatory, assay development.
Skills content: Excellent laboratory documentation practices, ability to analyze complex datasets, superb attention to detail, ability to thrive in fast-paced environment, excellent scientific skills in experiment design and data collection, advanced statistical analysis, strong analytical/problem solving, scientific curiosity, innovative thinking, proactive issue identification, interpersonal/communication/presentation, time management, fluent English, advanced computer knowledge.
We could put those under Skills.
Benefits: list items.
We need to ensure we don't include boilerplate like "A post-offer background check and drug screen is required." That is substantive? It's a requirement; could be under Qualifications or maybe separate but we can include under Qualifications as a note. It's not boilerplate; it's a requirement. Keep it.
Also "Additional pre-employment requirements may be necessary based on position." Could be included.
We must not include EEO statements etc. Remove "Kemin is an equal opportunity employer, and all reasonable accommodations will be considered." and "Kemin is a drug-free and tobacco-free campus." Those are boilerplate EEO/drug-free statements; remove.
Now produce HTML.
Structure:
About the role
... overview text ...
Responsibilities
- ...
...
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in a scientific field with 10+ years of relevant experience
- Masters Degree or PhD in a scientific field with 5+ years of relevant experience is preferred
- Demonstrated experience with virus isolation, propagation, and titration techniques
- Hands-on experience performing virology assays, including serum neutralization, hemagglutination, and hemagglutination inhibition assays
- Experience with mammalian cell culture techniques, including roller bottle cell culture systems, and BSL-2 experience required
- Experience with molecular biology techniques, including qPCR, DNA extraction, and RNA extraction (preferred)
- Knowledge of vaccine research and development processes (preferred)
- Experience working with USDA regulatory requirements and compliance programs (preferred)
- Familiarity with assay development, optimization, and validation (preferred)
- A post-offer background check and drug screen is required
- Additional pre-employment requirements may be necessary based on position
Skills
- Excellent laboratory documentation practices and ability to analyze complex datasets
- Superb attention to detail; produces work of exceptional quality and accuracy
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment; able to manage competing priorities
- Excellent scientific skills in experiment design and data collection with the ability to perform advanced statistical analysis
- Very strong analytical and problem solving skills with strong scientific curiosity and innovative thinking
- Ability to pro-actively identify issues and address with solutions-oriented approach
- Proven interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills; excellent time management skills
- Fluent in English; excellent written and oral communication skills with ability to present ideas effectively
- Advanced computer knowledge (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, etc.)
Benefits
- Competitive Financial Package: rewarding salary, uncapped bonus opportunities, 401k match program, generous paid vacation and holidays
- Career Development and Advancement: opportunities for growth and development throughout your entire career
- Continued Learning Opportunities: in-house learning platforms with thousands of training resources live and online, tuition reimbursement for external post-secondary pursuits
- Service Opportunities: paid time off for volunteering in your community
We need to ensure we didn't miss any substantive info from overview: mention location Lenexa, KS, company description, etc. Include all.
Let's craft overview paragraph:
"Hennesy Research Associates - a Kemin company is looking for a Scientist passionate about virology, animal health, and scientific discovery to join our research team and help advance innovative solutions. This role is located onsite in Lenexa, KS. Step into the forefront of animal health innovation as a Scientist, where your expertise directly contributes to the development of vaccines and disease prevention solutions. In this role, you'll design and execute complex virology studies involving virus isolation, propagation, titration, and cell culture systems while applying creative scientific thinking to solve challenging research questions. From experimental design to data interpretation, your work will help transform scientific discoveries into practical applications that make a meaningful impact on animal health worldwide. Join the Kemin Team and Transform Lives! We are a privately held,
. We need to decide what goes into lists: Responsibilities list items, Qualifications list items (maybe separate Education and Experience?), Benefits list items. We need to ensure we don't repeat headings with empty content. Let's extract. About the role: The overview paragraph(s). Could combine into one
containing all overview text. Responsibilities: list each bullet. Qualifications: Could have two sub-sections? But we only have headings: Qualifications (maybe includes Education and Experience). Could also have Skills separate but we can incorporate skills within Qualifications. The instruction: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have Qualifications and Skills separate if we have content. We have qualifications (education, experience, specific skills). We also have skills like "Excellent laboratory documentation practices", "Superb attention to detail", etc. Those could go under Skills. But we can also put them under Qualifications. To follow instruction, we could split: Qualifications for education/experience requirements, Skills for abilities. Let's see. Qualifications content: Education (Bachelor's with 10+ years, Masters/PhD with 5+ years preferred), Demonstrated experience with virus isolation, propagation, titration techniques, Hands-on experience performing virology assays (serum neutralization, hemagglutination, hemagglutination inhibition), Experience with mammalian cell culture techniques (roller bottle, BSL-2), etc. Also Preferred Qualifications: molecular biology techniques, vaccine R&D, USDA regulatory, assay development. Skills content: Excellent laboratory documentation practices, ability to analyze complex datasets, superb attention to detail, ability to thrive in fast-paced environment, excellent scientific skills in experiment design and data collection, advanced statistical analysis, strong analytical/problem solving, scientific curiosity, innovative thinking, proactive issue identification, interpersonal/communication/presentation, time management, fluent English, advanced computer knowledge. We could put those under Skills. Benefits: list items. We need to ensure we don't include boilerplate like "A post-offer background check and drug screen is required." That is substantive? It's a requirement; could be under Qualifications or maybe separate but we can include under Qualifications as a note. It's not boilerplate; it's a requirement. Keep it. Also "Additional pre-employment requirements may be necessary based on position." Could be included. We must not include EEO statements etc. Remove "Kemin is an equal opportunity employer, and all reasonable accommodations will be considered." and "Kemin is a drug-free and tobacco-free campus." Those are boilerplate EEO/drug-free statements; remove. Now produce HTML. Structure:
About the role
... overview text ...
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in a scientific field with 10+ years of relevant experience
- Masters Degree or PhD in a scientific field with 5+ years of relevant experience is preferred
- Demonstrated experience with virus isolation, propagation, and titration techniques
- Hands-on experience performing virology assays, including serum neutralization, hemagglutination, and hemagglutination inhibition assays
- Experience with mammalian cell culture techniques, including roller bottle cell culture systems, and BSL-2 experience required
- Experience with molecular biology techniques, including qPCR, DNA extraction, and RNA extraction (preferred)
- Knowledge of vaccine research and development processes (preferred)
- Experience working with USDA regulatory requirements and compliance programs (preferred)
- Familiarity with assay development, optimization, and validation (preferred)
- A post-offer background check and drug screen is required
- Additional pre-employment requirements may be necessary based on position
Skills
- Excellent laboratory documentation practices and ability to analyze complex datasets
- Superb attention to detail; produces work of exceptional quality and accuracy
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment; able to manage competing priorities
- Excellent scientific skills in experiment design and data collection with the ability to perform advanced statistical analysis
- Very strong analytical and problem solving skills with strong scientific curiosity and innovative thinking
- Ability to pro-actively identify issues and address with solutions-oriented approach
- Proven interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills; excellent time management skills
- Fluent in English; excellent written and oral communication skills with ability to present ideas effectively
- Advanced computer knowledge (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, etc.)
Benefits
- Competitive Financial Package: rewarding salary, uncapped bonus opportunities, 401k match program, generous paid vacation and holidays
- Career Development and Advancement: opportunities for growth and development throughout your entire career
- Continued Learning Opportunities: in-house learning platforms with thousands of training resources live and online, tuition reimbursement for external post-secondary pursuits
- Service Opportunities: paid time off for volunteering in your community