Cell Culture Research Associate

Primary Duties:
Culturing mammalian cells in shake flask and benchtop bioreactors.
Support lab operational activities for rAAV cell culture studies in stirred tank bioreactors including AMBR
15 and/or AMBR
250 bioreactors.
Execution of molecular biology experiments including SDS-PAGE/western blotting, plasmid cloning etc.
Execute experimental designs; collect and format data for analyses in support of technical platform development objectives.
Compile data analysis summaries and present to appropriate project teams
Contribute to the authoring of lab procedures, data analysis summaries, and support data verification and other relevant process documentation.
Maintaining an accurate laboratory notebook following ALCOA+ principles.
Ensuring work conforms to applicable quality and safety standards.
Support maintenance and troubleshooting of laboratory equipment.
Other duties as assigned including but not limited to contributing to lab organization and cleanliness, consumables stocking, and routine equipment maintenance.

Education and Experience:

B.S. in chemical engineering, chemistry, biochemistry, or biology/molecular biology or related area with 0 – 4 years of relevant scientific or technical experience in the life sciences industry or equivalent.
Comfortable working with instrumentation and technologies in support of cell culture process monitoring. Digital data proficiency a plus.

Experience with aseptic suspension cell culture methods, including sterile media and solution preparation is preferred.
Experience in molecular biology techniques (eg:

SDS-PAGE/western blotting, plasmid cloning, gene expression assays, etc) is preferred.

Experience with viral vector production is preferred, but not essential.
Organizational, record keeping, and communication skills.