Bench Scientist I

Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities:

• The successful candidate will join the Critical Reagents group to support projects in the portfolio pipeline.
• Responsibilities include wet lab support using characterization techniques and generation of critical reagent conjugates.
• Additional duties involve interfacing with the external inventory management organization to integrate information and knowledge of critical reagents, registration and submission into the centralized inventory for life cycle inventory and resupply purposes.
• The incumbent will assist with lab operations through activities such as the generation and tracking of purchase orders and costs, buffer supplies, organization of freezers, and uploading and managing critical reagent characterization summaries on local internet sites.
• The incumbent should have 0-3 years of experience in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry.

Most Critical Skills Needed:

• A Bachelor’s degree in biology, biochemistry or related field is required.
• Knowledge of protein characterization techniques such as ligand binding assays (ELISA), BCA, SDS-PAGE, Western blot, Octet, UV Vis, and analytical SEC is a plus.
• Ability to excel in a collaborative, fast paced and dynamic environment is essential.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• A flexible approach and team-oriented work style will be critical to the success of the candidate.
• Good critical and strategic thinking, logical thought process, willingness to learn, troubleshoot and resolve issues and work across multiple disciplinary groups.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office software suite.