Staff Scientist

About the role

At Banner Health in Sun City, Arizona, the Biomarker Discovery‑Rsrch department is seeking a Staff Scientist to lead the development, optimization, validation, and implementation of biomarker assays for Parkinson's disease and related neurodegenerative disorders. This research position supports Banner Health’s mission to advance health care through innovative research and to improve the lives of patients and staff. The role is located at the Banner Sun Health Research Institute, 10515 West Santa Fe Drive, Sun City, AZ 85351.

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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
• Providing day‑to‑day scientific guidance to laboratory personnel
• Overseeing experimental activities and assay‑development projects
• Mentoring junior scientists and research staff