Every day, Kelly Services connects professionals with opportunities to advance their careers. We currently have an exciting 7+ month, long term contract opportunity as an Associate Scientist for a top fortune 500 company based in East Hanover NJ.

Title: Associate Scientist

Duration: 7+ months

Location: East Hanover NJ

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• The role is to provide technical lab support to project managers.

• Familiarity with sample prep, bench-based chemistry and measurement techniques, data collection and data management.

• Experience working in a lab environment is a must.

• We are looking for a candidate with a technical background who is motivated to learn new instruments and methods.

• Candidate will be working under the supervision of team leaders to analyze samples and collect data and help them manage the experimental work.

• Anti-slip/steel toed shoes not required.

Qualifications:

• Desired Skills: Math, Science or technical training required.

• Familiarity with basic scientific principles and methodology with some laboratory experience.

• Experience with technical equipment-based measurements preferred.

• Has good communication skills and is computer literate.

• Familiarity with standard office software packages.

• Self-motivated, enthusiastic and quick to learn and an ability to follow written instruction.

• Evidence of flexible and adaptable working behaviors to meet customer/business requirements and good time management skills.

• An ability to work effectively and cooperatively as part of a team.

• Good attitude and willingness to participate.

Education / Experience:

• BS in a scientific field preferred.

Important information: This position is recruited for by a remote Kelly office, not your local Kelly branch. Applicants must be legally permitted to work in the United States. Please contact Michelle Niemira ( micn083@kellyservices.com ) for immediate consideration.

Why Kelly?

• As a Kelly Services employee, you will have access to numerous perks, including:

• Exposure to a variety of career opportunities as a result of our expansive network of client companies

• A competitive hourly pay rate with weekly checks

• Access to newly expanded Medical Plan options

• Online continuing education via the Kelly Learning Center

• Several employee discounts

• And more!

What happens next

Once you apply, you’ll proceed to the next steps if your skills and experience look like a good fit. But don’t worry—even if this position doesn’t work out, you’re still in our network. That means all of our recruiters will have access to your profile, expanding your opportunities even more. Helping you discover what’s next in your career is what we’re all about.

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here (https://www.mykelly.com/help-support-working-with-kelly-us/#Benefits) for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

Why Kelly ® Science & Clinical?

Kelly Science & Clinical is your connection to premier scientific and clinical companies looking to hire industry experts just like you. Our team creates expert talent solutions to solve the world’s most critical challenges. Every day, we match science professionals with dream jobs that fit their skills, interests, and career goals—it’s the way we think job searching should be. Nearly 100 percent of our science recruiters have a professional background and education in science, so we know a thing or two about the science market and how to get your expertise noticed.

About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.

Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.