Associate Scientist

Position Details:

Our client, a world-leading Pharmaceutical Company in Cambridge, MA is currently looking for a Associate Scientist to join their expanding team.

Job Title: Associate Scientist (Cell Culture, Molecular Biology)

Duration: 18 months contract, extendable up to 36 months

Location: Cambridge, MA

Note:

The client has the right-to-hire you as a permanent employee at any time during or after the end of the contract.

You may participate in the company group medical insurance plan

Job Description:

Biotherapeutic Discovery and Engineering (BDE) group within BioMedicine Design (BMD) is seeking an Associate Scientist to support our therapeutic discovery efforts across a wide range of diseases.

Our group is focused on designing and developing innovative therapeutic modalities and we are looking to expand our research team of driven scientists to aid in the development of Client protein- and RNA-based therapeutics.

A desire to learn new techniques and expand the knowledge about Client technologies is essential as we look for a driven scientist motivated to have an impact on our innovative approaches.

The individual will work collaboratively in a supportive environment to be trained on various DNA, RNA and protein related techniques.

Responsibilities:

High-throughput cloning and screening of antibodies and antibody fragments

Pool DNA cloning from antibody discovery outputs

In vitro phage library panning and clone screening via phage ELISA and periprep ELISA

High-throughput binding assays for IgG testing such as ELISA and similar techniques

Nanopore sequencing of antibodies and antibody fragments

Mammalian cell culture, mammalian cell preparation

Mammalian cell binding by FACS

DNA library preparation (cloning and DNA purification)

Phage library preparation (E. coli electroporation and phage rescue)

Using automation for most of the steps and activities

Qualifications:

Minimum bachelor's degree with 0 - 3+ years' experience with Bacterial and/or Mammalian Cell Culture, Biochemical Assays, and Molecular Biology

Prefer experience with Automation, NGS/Sequencing, and Display Technology