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Please ONLY local candidates to Summit NJ
TSR is a premier National U.S. Staffing company with over 50 years of staffing excellence.
Our client, a leading pharmaceutical company is hiring an Assistant Scientist.
Top skills:
- Experience with aseptic culture of mammalian cell lines is a must
- Hands-on experience with flow cytometry
Location: Summit NJ
Pay: $33-35/hour W2
Responsibilities:
- Primary responsibility of developing mammalian cell lines and assessing new platforms to produce monoclonal and bispecific antibodies, fusion proteins or other recombinant proteins for clinical and commercial manufacturing
- The selected candidate will be heavily involved in techniques such as flow cytometry and cell imaging
- Additionally, the scientist will participate in the assessment and integration of new technologies to enhance our platforms
- Perform cell staining, imaging and flow cytometry
- Assist with ongoing business and innovation projects in the lab
- Conduct limited data analysis and review
- Carry out assigned laboratory work and other basic functional duties to support lab operations
- Maintain a research lab notebook, recording information on activities
- Comply with lab procedures, protocols, regulatory, and other requirements
- Evaluate and introduce innovative technologies to improve the cell line development process and therapeutic protein production
- Create written technical reports and present data at internal forums
- Required BS degree but MS is preferred in Biology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, or related biologics fields
- Automation experience is a plus
- Basic understanding of daily lab functions, maintenance, safety, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)