Research Associate
Company: Beantown Biotech
Location: Billerica
Posted on: May 16, 2022
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Job Description:
Research Associate
Beantown Biotech is a contract research organization (CRO) based in
Billerica, MA providing preclinical in vitro drug discovery
services. We offer a unique opportunity to collaborate with a
diverse group of biotechnology companies for the development of
plate-based assays, compound screening paradigms, mechanism of
action studies, and assessment of biophysical/biochemical
interactions.
We are seeking a talented and self-motivated assay specialist to
join our research group in the design, optimization, and execution
of plate-based assays across a variety of therapeutic areas. As
part of a team, the successful candidate will have a direct role in
assay design and communication of data/conclusions to our
scientific partners.
Responsibilities
---Develop and optimize cellular and/or molecular plate-based
assays to facilitate project goals
---Independently interpret data and communicate results in
real-time to scientific partners
---Use an analytical approach to problem solving/troubleshooting to
keep projects to timelines
---Increase efficiency and throughput using lab automation
---Ability to write SOPs and maintain an accurate lab
notebook/documentation of experiments
Requirements:
---Bachelor's degree with 1-3 years or master's degree with 1+
years of quality lab-based experience in cell and/or molecular
biology, pharmacology, or commensurate field of study
---Proficient in culturing adherent and suspension mammalian
cells
---Experience in cellular and molecular techniques such as Western
blotting, qPCR, transfection, transduction, and
biochemical/biophysical techniques
---Accomplished in running plate-based assays (e.g. luciferase,
AlphaLisa, HTRF, MSD, ELISA, etc.)
---Familiarity with plotting data in excel, prism, or other data
analysis software
---Effective communicator; strong self-starter, team collaborator,
and ability to multi-task
---Authorized to legally work in the U.S.
Additional Preferred skills:
---Prior experience using MSD, Monolith, Protein Simple (Jess), or
QuantStudio instruments
---Comfortable using multi-mode plate readers for high throughput
applications (96 or 384-well)
---Hands on culture of primary mammalian cells
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