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Flow Cytometrist I - Princeton, NJ - 100% Onsite | Full-Time Lab-Based Role
Syneos Health® is a leading fully-integrated life sciences services organization built to accelerate customer success. We partner with innovators at every point across the drug development and commercialization continuum, helping them navigate complexity, anticipate change and accelerate progress.
Our Clinical Solutions team members act with a drug development mindset, applying their years of experience and deep expertise to truly understand customer needs and represent those in the solutions we shape.
Whether you join us in a Functional Service Provider partnership or a Full-Service environment, you'll collaborate with passionate problem solvers, innovating as a team to help our customers achieve their goals. We are agile and driven to deliver - for one another, our customers, and, most importantly, for those in need.
Discover what your 25,000 future colleagues already know:
Why Syneos Health
• We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
• We are committed to building an inclusive culture - where you can authentically be yourself. Central to this is our purpose - Driven to Deliver - which captures the passion of our colleagues to show up each day and shape solutions that have the ability to dramatically impact someone's life.
• We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because we know that when we bring together smart colleagues from across the world, we can shape the future of healthcare, driving impact for customers and defining the pace of patient progress.
Job Responsibilities
Sponsor-Embedded | Princeton, NJ
100% Onsite | Full-Time Lab-Based Role
Are you a hands-on scientist who thrives at the bench and enjoys working in a fast-paced, collaborative laboratory environment?
Join our Clinical Flow Cytometry team and contribute directly to critical clinical studies while working onsite within a leading sponsor's laboratory. This role is ideal for someone who takes pride in precision, consistency, and generating high-quality clinical data in a regulated clinical research setting.
This is a fully in-lab position where your work directly supports clinical development programs. You'll gain meaningful experience operating within industry standards while building technical depth in flow cytometry alongside an engaged and supportive team.
What You'll Do
As a Flow Cytometrist I, you will support clinical study assays and daily laboratory operations by:

• Receiving and logging clinical specimens with accuracy
• Processing samples for analysis or storage according to protocol
• Operating flow cytometry instruments under established procedures
• Executing structured, high-throughput assay workflows
• Applying validated analysis templates to generate consistent datasets
• Maintaining inspection-ready documentation in alignment with SOPs and quality standards
• Supporting general lab operations to ensure smooth workflow
• Completing required training and demonstrating assay competency

Your work ensures consistent, high-quality data generation that enables senior scientists to focus on complex assay development and innovation.
The Environment & Team Culture
This is a highly collaborative, sponsor-embedded clinical laboratory setting. Teamwork is not optional here-it's how the lab succeeds.
You will work closely with scientific and operational colleagues every day in an environment that values:

• Open communication and mutual respect
• Shared accountability and reliability
• Structured training and clear expectations
• Mentorship from experienced scientists
• A team-first mindset where everyone contributes

The pace is steady and expectations are high. Engagement, responsiveness, and attention to detail are essential. If you enjoy being part of a focused, supportive group that works together to deliver quality results, you will thrive here.
What You Bring
Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Biology, Immunology, or related scientific field
• Hands-on laboratory experience (internship, co-op, or early industry experience)
• Foundational experience with flow cytometry (sample preparation, acquisition, or basic operation)
• Strong organizational skills and meticulous documentation habits
• Comfort working in a regulated laboratory environment
• Effective communication and teamwork skills

Highly Preferred:

• Industry, CRO, biotech, or pharmaceutical laboratory experience
• Exposure to immunology coursework or research
• Experience with assay execution or validation
• Familiarity with FlowJo, FCS Express, or similar analysis software
• Experience using electronic laboratory notebooks (ELNs)
• Experience working within GLP/GCP-aligned environments

Why You'll Love This Role
This team takes pride in how they work together. Collaboration is constant, communication is direct, and everyone plays a meaningful role in lab success.

• You'll be part of a close-knit, sponsor-embedded team that values accountability and support
• Experienced scientists are invested in training and committed to helping you grow
• Quality and teamwork drive decision-making
• You'll have consistent, hands-on bench work while building technical depth
• Your contributions directly support clinical studies that impact patient care

Why Join Us
You won't be working in isolation. You'll join a team that believes strong science comes from strong collaboration.

• A culture built on mentorship, shared ownership, and professional development
• Structured training to build competency and confidence
• Direct exposure to sponsor-driven clinical research
• A clear foundation for long-term growth in clinical research

If you are a motivated, collaborative scientist, and ready to grow within a company that values development and teamwork, we'd love to hear from you!
At Syneos Health, we believe in providing an environment and culture in which Our People can thrive, develop and advance. We reward and recognize our people by providing valuable benefits and a quality-of-life balance. The benefits for this position may include a company car or car allowance, Health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision, Company match 401k, eligibility to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Eligibility to earn commissions/bonus based on company and individual performance, and flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time. Because certain states and municipalities have regulated paid sick time requirements, eligibility for paid sick time may vary depending on where you work. Syneos complies with all applicable federal, state, and municipal paid sick time requirements.
Salary Range:
$35,600.00 - $60,400.00
The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high of the Syneos Health range for this position. Actual salary will vary based on various factors such as the candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role.
Get to know Syneos Health
Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products and over 200 Studies across 73,000 Sites and 675,000+ Trial patients.
No matter what your role is, you'll take the initiative and challenge the status quo with us in a highly competitive and ever-changing environment. Learn more about Syneos Health.
http://www.syneoshealth.com
Additional Information
Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive. The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description. The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above. Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract. Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms. Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees. The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.