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Scientist
Contract: North Chicago, Illinois, US span>
Salary Range: 20.00 - 25.00 | Per Hour
Job Code: 364443
End Date: 2025-09-12
Days Left: 18 days, 15 hours left
Pay rate: $20 - $25/hr.
Industry: Pharmaceutical
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform routine wet lab experimental protocols.
- Maintain, freeze, thaw, and passage cultured cells, especially stem cells.
- Record experimental setups, follow SOPs, and maintain data quality logs.
- Communicate efficiently with colleagues and management.
- Assist in media preparation and reagent aliquoting.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Biological Sciences, Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, or Biochemistry.
- 2-3 years of significant tissue culture experience (or Master’s with at least 1 year).
- Proficient in cell culture techniques: maintenance, freezing, thawing, passaging.
- Experience with biochemistry methods: Western blot, immunofluorescence, flow cytometry.
- Skilled in molecular biology techniques: RNA extraction, cDNA synthesis, RT-qPCR.
- Familiarity with basic wet lab procedures and lab equipment.
- Strong communication, organization, and documentation skills.
Preferred (Nice to Have):
- Experience with stem cell reprogramming, maintenance, and differentiation.
- Knowledge or experience in CRISPR gene editing and lentivirus production/transduction.
The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, (paid time , paid sick and safe time , hours of paid vacation time, weeks of paid parental leave, paid holidays annually - AS Applicable)
Job Requirement
- Cell Culture
- Molecular Biology
- Tissue Culture Experience
- Wet Lab Techniques
- CRISPR Gene Editing
Reach Out to a Recruiter
- Recruiter
- Phone
- Deepak Arya
- deepak.arya@collabera.com
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