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Research Associate to Associate Scientist, Molecular Biology
- Permanent
- Biological Sciences, Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmacology
- United States
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Proclincal is recruiting a Research Associate to Associate Scientist, Molecular Biology for a biotech company located in Cambridge, MA. This client is focused on developing innovative vaccines for various disease areas using their proprietary RNA platform.
Responsibilities:
- Be responsible for designing novel mRNA payloads for early research projects through to lead selection.
- Generate and supervise plasmid production and IVT for mRNA production.
- Support cross-functional efforts for plasmid and mRNA characterization.
- Assist with supporting efforts on internal and outsourced projects (e.g., cloning, plasmid production, IVT, transfection, SDS-PAGE, Western, agarose gel, external sequencing).
- Be a part of growing team in our in-person hands on laboratory where we will focus on growing great science, core lab work, data analysis, as well as instrument maintenance.
- Focus your passion on creating science where patients' needs, and scientific discovery are our driving force.
Skills & Requirements:
- A degree in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Biology, or related discipline.
- BS/BA or MS/MA in Biology, Chemistry, or a related field with >3 years laboratory work experience.
- Experience in cancer and/or infectious disease.
- Experience in vaccines and/or mRNA technologies.
- Hands on experience with common Molecular Biology techniques such as Restriction digestion, Plasmid isolation, transformation, bacterial culture, PCR, RT-PCR, Vector design and Cloning, Agarose Gel electrophoresis, Mutagenesis, Sequence analysis, RNA isolation, In vitro transcription, PAGE-SDS, Protein extraction, Western blotting, Mammalian Cell culture, transfection.
- Familiarity with molecular biology tools (Benchling, Snapgene, and common bioinformatics tools)
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to deal with competing priorities, strong reasoning, detail oriented and problem-solving ability is essential.
- Ability to work on teams and with multiple projects and work well under general direction with tight timelines.
- Independently motivated to learn.
- Passion for working at the bench to advance programs and solve technical challenges.
- Self-motivation and adaptability to evolving project priorities and responsibilities.
- Team-oriented, with a strong work ethic.
- US Citizenship or valid Visa.
- Strong data visualization and presentation skills.
- Ability to work on multiple and diverse cellular immunology programs.
- Good record keeping and experience using ELN.
If you are having difficulty in applying or if you have any questions, please contact Danielle Bahnasy at (+1) 646-868-5142.
Proclinical is a specialist employment agency and recruitment business, providing job opportunities within major pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies.
Proclinical Staffing is an equal opportunity employer.
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