Senior Cell Biology Scientist

Senior Cell Biology Scientist

Primary Talent Partners has a 12 month contract opening for a Senior Cell Biology Scientist to join a multinational pharmaceutical company for an onsite position operating out of Boston, MA. Pay: $66.00/hr - $76.00/hr based on experience and academia.

Contract:

12 months, extensions likely, conversion possible. Type: W-2, cannot support C2C or provide visa sponsorship. Onsite: 100% onsite in Boston, MA - local candidates only.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in developing, executing, and troubleshooting new cell-based assays, protocols, and analysis methods.
• Establish SOPs using automation (BRAVO/Apricot) to increase assay throughput
• Design and execute experiments, interpret data, and communicate results and findings clearly and concisely to teams and stakeholders
• Support the maintenance and characterization of iPSC-derived cell populations including immunocytochemistry, plate-based assays (Quanterix, Luminex, MSD), qPCR and other molecular biology techniques.
• Collaborate across functional areas.

Required Qualifications:

• PhD degree in molecular and cell biology or related disciplines such as immunology or biological engineering with 5+ years of wet lab experience in academia or industry.
• Note:
  
  Willing to look at a fresh graduate, however, industry experience is preferred.
• Extensive experience with mammalian cell culture using sterile techniques.
• Experience with cell biology, plate based assays, basic analysis skills, in-vitro skills
• Demonstrated ability to perform accurate data analysis and carefully maintain a notebook record of lab activities.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including preparation of lab reports and presentations.
• Extensive in vitro experience
• Successful candidate must be able to remain focused and on task without supervision.

Preferred:

• Automation experience, IPsC, R experience for scripting, Luminex, ELISA

Important :

• Not looking for a project leader, but an individual contributor
• No HPLC, No lC-MS, No in vivo, No bioreactor experience. These profiles do not fit.

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