What are the responsibilities and job description for the Scientist (Cell Culture/Isolation/In Vitro Cell Assays/Flow Cytometry/ELISA/qPCR) position at Systems Ally?
Job Description
- Isolation & characterization of human blood cells and in vitro cell assays
- Contractor will request donor samples, isolate cells from human or monkey peripheral blood, set up cultures with isolated cells, perform cell stimulation or differentiation by test compounds, harvest cells and supernatants, prepare these samples for further analysis; run ELISA tests to study effector function of compounds; analyze and present the data generated by these experiments.
What are the top 3-5 skills, experience or education required for this position?
- BS or MS & 3-5 years biochemistry lab experience
- Primary cell isolation and culture
- ELISA
- In vitro cell assays
- Flow cytometry
What is a nice to have (but not required) skill, experience, education, or certification?
- Basic lab techniques: sterile technique, pipetting samples, generating titrations/dilutions, dealing with cells, making buffers
- Enthusiastic, organized
- Assay development experience
- qPCR experience
In what type of environment would this individual be working (i.e.: Team; Individual; type of office, etc.) ?
- 100 % Lab, benchwork, team and individual work
Daily Work Schedule Expectations
- M-F regular business hours
Job Type: Contract
Pay: $45.00 - $48.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Education:
- Bachelor's (Preferred)
Experience:
- Primary cell isolation and culture: 4 years (Preferred)
- ELISA: 4 years (Preferred)
- Flow cytometry: 4 years (Preferred)
- In vitro cell assays: 4 years (Preferred)
- Assay development: 4 years (Preferred)
- qPCR: 4 years (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- Worcester, MA 01602 (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $45 - $48
