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Research Associate I, Genetic Medicine
Boston, MA
6-Month Contract
The Research Associate I, Genetic Medicine will work on mammalian cell culture maintenance and banking, high throughput nucleic acid manufacturing and QC, cell based assay development, cell transfections/electroporation, flow cytometry, alphalisa and nucleic acids and protein chromatography.
Research Associate I, Genetic Medicine Responsibilities:
Research Associate I, Genetic Medicine Requirements:
Hunter International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We comply with all applicable equal employment opportunity and affirmative action regulations.
Boston, MA
6-Month Contract
The Research Associate I, Genetic Medicine will work on mammalian cell culture maintenance and banking, high throughput nucleic acid manufacturing and QC, cell based assay development, cell transfections/electroporation, flow cytometry, alphalisa and nucleic acids and protein chromatography.
Research Associate I, Genetic Medicine Responsibilities:
- Support senior scientists and engineers in advancing Genetic Medicine projects by executing high-throughput screening and cell engineering experiments.
- Perform mRNA and circRNA QC by sCGE, HTRF, HPLC and endotoxin among others.
- Support large scale RNA and protein purification by chromatography.
- Maintain adherent and non-adherent mammalian cells in culture.
- Develop functional cell based assays and execute at a high throughput scale.
- Work with engineers to integrate in vitro mammalian screens into the automation and software platforms.
- Attend, participate in, and present results at cross-functional team meetings.
- Generate, analyze, and record high-quality data using the internal LIMS, documentation, and database tools.
- Maintain laboratory records, and contribute to laboratory organization and maintenance.
Research Associate I, Genetic Medicine Requirements:
- BS in a STEM field with 1+ years of hands-on laboratory experience post-bachelor’s degree, preferably in an industrial setting.
- Fluency in mammalian cell culture and cell-based assay development.
- Exposure to mammalian synthetic biology, including library-based approaches and mammalian construct design.
- Strong organizational, time management, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Comfort in a fast-paced environment and ability to adjust workload based on changing priorities, coupled with a demonstrated eagerness to learn new things.
- Familiarity with laboratory automation is preferred.
- Familiarity with data analysis platforms such as Prism, Tableau, Python, R, and/or JMP is preferred.
- Experience with nucleic acid purification is preferred.
Hunter International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We comply with all applicable equal employment opportunity and affirmative action regulations.
