Associate Scientist – Cell Biologist

• Lead and perform cell culture laboratory work for a variety of biomedical research programs in the Health Sciences Group (HSG).
• Select approach, design experiment, and conduct a variety of cell and molecular studies for the development and in vitro testing of new biomedical technologies with applications such as wound healing and drug delivery.
• Plan and perform all necessary aspects of back-end cell culture activities, including cell type selection, banking, maintenance, optimizations, and protocol development.
• Effectively communicate and collaborate with program managers and team members to translate core program objectives into appropriate study plans and protocols.
• Record, analyze, summarize, and communicate information on procedures and results.
• Effectively manage, support, and prioritize a variety of activities across concurrent programs.
• Expand job specific knowledge through training, on-the-job learning, and scientific work.
• Abide by all relevant safety policies, and actively support a clean, safe, and organized laboratory environment.

• Bachelor’s degree in biology, biomedical engineering, biomaterials, or related field with 4 years experience or a masters degree with 2 years experience
• Minimum of 3 to 5 years hands-on cell culture professional experience in an industry or research environment.
• Demonstrated familiarity with a variety of relevant cell biology methods, such as fluorescence microscopy, immunocytochemistry, live/fixed staining, cytotoxicity assays, flow cytometry, ELISA, etc.
• Previous work with a variety of different cell types and sources, with exposure to primary and/or stem cells is required.
• Experience with 3D culture, co-culture systems, predictive in vitro models, and/or integration with biomaterials is preferred.
• Some experience with nucleic acid purification, PCR, and gene expression studies is a plus.

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