Research Associate: Tissue / Cell Culture

  • Alpha Consulting Corp.
  • Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • 11/02/2021
Full time

Job Description

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE: TISSUE / CELL CULTURE
CAMBRIDGE, MA
Position will be onsite .

Required Skills:
  • Bachelor's degree in biology with at least 3 years' relevant work experience or master's degree with at least 1 year of academic/industrial experience in cancer biology/oncology or immune oncology.
  • Manager is looking for non-PhD candidates.
  • Looking for master's or bachelor's degree with 3 to 5 years' experience in Biotech/Pharma or hospital setting.
  • Hands-on experience in isolation, culture, and characterization of primary cells from human or animal tissues is required.
  • Experience executing biochemical assays with a variety of readout technologies, including flow cytometry and ELISA is required.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, collaboration, and organizational skills are required.
  • Ability to execute and operate to a high standard.
  • Attention to detail with excellent organizational and record keeping skills is a requirement.
  • Ability to identify technical problems and potential solutions.
  • Proficiency in utilizing software such as Graph Pad, Microsoft Office, etc. for data analysis and figure generation is required.
  • Tissue culture and Cell culture experience.
  • Technical/biological Duties:
    • Cell culture and cell-based assays.
    • Primary cell isolation from whole blood and tissues.
    • Cytokine detection experiments using multiplex assay technologies.
    • Execute complex biochemical assays, including RNA/DNA isolation, real-time PCR, protein isolation and immunoblotting.

Preferred Skills:
  • Flow Cytometry experience is a plus.
  • Research experience in cancer biology and cancer immunotherapy is highly desirable.

Project Description:
  • We are currently seeking a highly motivated associate scientist to join our cancer biology group in Cambridge, MA.
  • The successful candidate must demonstrate technical expertise in cellular and/or molecular biology assays to validate therapeutic targets and perform mechanism of action studies to support programs as they enter and move through clinical development.

This 12+ month position starts ASAP.

Please E-MAIL your resume (attachment to email) with rate and availability to Jim:

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