What are the responsibilities and job description for the Research Associate - Molecular Biology position at GC Therapeutics?
Research Associate - Molecular Biology
Company Overview
GC Therapeutics is the first genome-wide cell landscape exploration company using an integrated synthetic biology and AI-driven platform for cell programming. Its patent-pending and proprietary pluripotent stem cell differentiation technology platform TFome™ was developed in Professor George Church’s lab, a pioneer in synthetic biology, and allows for the development of unique cell therapies with significantly streamlined manufacturing, improved cell quality, efficiency and speed. GC Therapeutics is based in Cambridge, MA. For additional information, please visit
Job Purpose
We are seeking a talented and detail-oriented individual to join our HTS-Discovery team as a research associate. Under the supervision of senior scientists, scientists, this candidate will be responsible for the planning and execution of experiments involving Synthetic Plasmids Validation, detection of copy number variations (CNVs) and high-throughput library screens. This role will involve bringing a new class of cellular therapies to patients using GCTx’s Human TFome™ platform, a synthetic biology- driven technology to differentiate human stem cells. The candidate should be coachable, determined, well- organized, responsible, and able to collaborate with other team members.
Duties and Responsibilities
General Laboratory Roles :
- Participate in the design and planning of experiments in collaboration with supervisor and team members.
- Make observations, analyze results, and maintain a detailed laboratory journal.
- Summarize results and create presentations for internal group meetings.
- Work with other members of the research team and within GCTx to accomplish company goals.
- Follow all safe laboratory practices and company policies.
Experimental Techniques :
Molecular Biology :
Qualifications
Essential Qualifications :
Additional Preferred Qualifications :
Equal Opportunity Workplace : GC Therapeutics is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and existing employees without regard to ancestry, national origin, place of birth, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, service in the military or otherwise to the full extent of all federal, state and local laws. GC Therapeutics’ equal employment opportunity policy applies to all terms and conditions of recruiting, hiring, placement, training, compensation, transfer, leave of absence, employment, promotion, layoff and termination of employment.