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Pay Range - $35 to $40/hr. (negotiable)

Job Description:
Job Roles & Responsibilities:

• Overall: Support in-house sample analysis, functional characterization and assay development activities.
• Perform routine sample analysis supporting comparability and formulation robustness studies, participant cell-based assay development, optimization, and qualification.

Education & Experience Requirements:

• BS or MS degree in a relevant scientific discipline (no Phd candidates)
• Minimum 3 years experience

Essential Duties:

• Perform cell-based and flow cytometry analysis to support late-stage biologics projects.
• Plans and executes assigned experiments that support assay development activities and project goals.
• Proactively seeks out senior personnel to discuss potential solutions to problems. Participates in group meetings to share test results.
• Demonstrates ability to recognize anomalous and inconsistent results and interpret experimental outcomes.
• Develops skills in data analysis and ability to evaluate quality of data.
• Operates scientific equipment, selects appropriate methods and techniques to perform experiments, and prepare related reports.
• Plan and organize details of experiments with guidance.
• Basic understanding of cell-based methods.
• Experience with cell-based assays and flow cytometry analysis and perform routine maintenance of these instruments.
• Develop flow cytometry, flow imaging assays, and explore new technologies and methodology for viral vector characterization and help develop a robust process for vector production.
• Responsible for data analysis using Softmax pro software and graphic display of data using Excel and PowerPoint presentation formats.
• Demonstrate good verbal communication skills and interpersonal skills to provide insight into the processes used to achieve results of assigned tasks.
• Be able to work in a fast-paced and highly collaborative working environment.

Must have requirements/skills:

• Experience with performing cell culture
• Experience working with biologics (proteins, fusion proteins, mAbs)
• Experience with analytical methods such as ELISA, cell binding assay, or reporter assay

Nice to Have Requirements/skills:

• Experience working with antibody-drug conjugate (ADC)
• Experience working with virus generation or virus neutralization assay
• Good presentation and documentation (electronic notebook-ELN, testing methods, etc.)