Job Title: Metabolism Research Associate

Job Description

Join our team as a Metabolism Research Associate, where you will play a crucial role in the Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics area of drug development. You will conduct in vitro studies to understand how drugs are metabolized and behave in the body. This is a great opportunity to contribute to drug development and grow within a research role.

Responsibilities

• Work with biological samples including plasma, blood, urine, and feces, both from animals and humans.
• Support the in-life team and process samples using basic wet chemistry techniques such as pipetting, cell counting, and centrifuging.
• Operate LC-MS instrumentation, perform extractions, and run your own samples.
• Maintain and grow cell lines to prepare for assays, focusing on cell culture.
• Conduct studies from start to finish using cell lines, blood, or plasma, handling the entire process in test tubes.
• Seed cells onto assay plates and harvest plates.
• Run extractions and utilize analytical techniques such as plate readers and LC-MS.

Required Qualifications

• Experience with biochemistry, mass spectroscopy, liquid chromatography, and LC-MS.
• B.S. degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology or related Life Science degree with 5-6 years of experience running LC-MS, or a Masters degree with 3-4 years of experience running LC-MS, or a Ph.D. with 3-4 years of experience running LC-MS (academia experience is acceptable).
• 3-4 years of sterile technique experience.
• Accurate pipetting skills.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Any in vitro experience is a plus.
• PCR experience is a plus, with training available.
• Scientific mindset, able to work with varying test articles and willing to grow and expand in the area.
• Experience with Thermo Scientific Q Exactive (QE) series mass spectrometers is nice to have.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $30.00 - $40.00

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Madison,WI.

Application Deadline

This position will be accepting applications until Jan 1, 2025.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

• Hiring diverse talent
• Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
• Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
• Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.

Salary : $30 - $40