Research Associate – III

Job Description

Job Summary:

• Our worldwide staff is a close community where you can see the tangible results of your contributions, where every individual matters, and everyone has a chance to enhance their skills through ongoing development.
• Our scientific focus has resulted in marketed products that are benefiting hundreds of thousands of people, a pipeline of late-stage drug candidates, and unmatched patient access programs to ensure medications are available to those who could otherwise not afford them.
• By joining Client, you will further our mission to address unmet medical needs and improve life by advancing the care of patients with life-threatening diseases.
• We are seeking a highly motivated, team-oriented individual to design and execute experiments to support targeted integration and cell line development for our rapidly growing biologics pipeline.
• The successful candidate will also contribute to the overall strategy of new technology development projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Proficiency with CHO cell culture.
• Ability to manage high-throughput cell culture screens (5,000 clonal cell lines simultaneously).
• Experience with single cell cloning, hitpick, and scale-up of suspension cell lines.
• Registration of cell lines in Client’s electronic notebook and documentation of cell growth metrics.
• Onsite role with 100% in-lab focus for cell culture execution.
• Willing to learn hands-on laboratory operations such as molecular biology, shake flask, bench scale
• Contribute to written technical reports, Regulatory filing support, present in group meetings, and work cross-functionally to achieve common goals.

Qualifications/Skills/Experience:

• B.S/M.S. and 10 years, Ph.D. and 0-2 years of experience in a relevant scientific discipline (biology, bioengineering, chemical engineering, biochemical engineering).
• Excellent communication, technical report writing, and presentation skills and aptitude for creative problem solving.
• Strong organizational and planning skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a highly collaborative environment and adhere to timelines.
• Ability to think critically and demonstrated troubleshooting skills.