Job Description
Position Title: Research Associate - Cell Therapy Analytical Testing
Work Location: Westborough, MA 01581
Assignment Duration: 3+ Months
Position Summary:
Seeking a highly motivated Research Associate to support the analytical testing of cell therapy products to support development activities.
The role requires hands-on laboratory work, including mammalian cell culture, flow cytometry, and PCR-based testing as well as data analysis.
The Research Associate will work as part of a team under the guidance of Senior Project/Team Leads.
Key Responsibilities:
• Performing aseptic cell culture, flow cytometry, and molecular assays
• Testing development samples on a routine basis to support process/formulation activities
• Documenting work and analyzing experimental results
• Reporting results out to project lead accurately and on time
• Support general lab maintenance including restocking and ordering supplies and equipment maintenance.
Qualification & Experience:
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
• 1 year of hands-on experience with adherent mammalian cell culture
• 1 year of hands-on experience with flow cytometry
• Be able to follow established techniques/SOPs in aseptic cell culture, cell and molecular biology to generate and analyze data in an accurate and reproducible manner.
• Capable of maintaining accurate records in electronic laboratory notebooks or paper forms/SOPs, appropriate databases, and inventories in a timely manner.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
• Cellular therapy laboratory experience
• Experience in mRNA/DNA extraction and qRT-PCR/ddPCR
• Experience with ELISA
• Experience with pluripotent stem cells
• Experience with Good Documentation Practices