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Senior Upstream Research Associate-Cell & Assay Operations
Boston,
MA$50.00/Hour Contract
On-Site
Senior Upstream Research Associate-Cell & Assay Operations
Boston, MA
6-Month Contract
The Senior Upstream Research Associate – Cell & Assay Operations will play a critical part in expanding our low and high-throughput cell culture and screening capacity, executing routine mammalian cell maintenance, transfections, and genetic perturbation assays (siRNA/CRISPR).
Senior Upstream Research Associate Responsibilities:
Senior Upstream Research Associate 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 Senior Upstream Research Associate – Cell & Assay Operations will play a critical part in expanding our low and high-throughput cell culture and screening capacity, executing routine mammalian cell maintenance, transfections, and genetic perturbation assays (siRNA/CRISPR).
Senior Upstream Research Associate Responsibilities:
- Maintain, expand, and quality-control mammalian cell lines (including immortalized, primary, or iPSC models) to support continuous screening schedules.
- Perturbation Screen Execution: Perform routine transfections (lipid-based and/or electroporation) and execute high-throughput siRNA and CRISPR perturbation protocols following established SOPs.
- Rigorous Documentation & LIMS Tracking: Build and maintain meticulous Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) records, write/update standard operating procedures (SOPs), and log sample metadata within LIMS tracking software to guarantee full data traceability.
- Actively participate in routine lab upkeep, reagent inventory management, plate staging, and equipment maintenance cycles to ensure a high-functioning, safe research environment.
- Coordinate daily operational hand-off s with midstream Automation/HTS and downstream NGS teams to maintain steady workflow progression across production campaigns.
Senior Upstream Research Associate Requirements:
- BS in Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Bioengineering, or related discipline with 2–5 years of industry experience, OR an MS with 1–3 years of industry experience in a biotech or pharmaceutical setting.
- Hands-on experience in mammalian cell culture maintenance, cell counting, plating, and cryopreservation using aseptic technique.
- Familiarity with high-throughput automation
- Demonstrated experience with cell-based assays, transfections (siRNA, plasmid, or CRISPR), and 384-well format experience is a strong plus.
- Proven track record of working within structured documentation systems (ELN, LIMS, or SOP-driven environments) with high attention to detail.
- Strong collaborative skills, reliability, and clear communication when coordinating shared laboratory spaces and scheduling hand-offs.
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.
