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Scientist
Contract: North Chicago, Illinois, US
Salary Range: 38.00 - 43.00 | Per Hour
Job Code: 365759
End Date: 2025-12-07
Days Left: 19 days, 0 hours left
Position Details:
Industry: Pharma
Job Title: Scientist I
Location: Lake County, IL
Duration: 12 months [++ Possibilities of extension]
Pay Range: $38-$43
Scope:
- We are seeking an BS/MS scientist with strong experience of cell/molecular biology to join our ongoing cross-functional effort of understanding the biology behind the regulation and degradation of the therapeutic protein Botulinum toxin. In this position within the Protein Degradation Platform Team, you will play a key role in driving our effort to understand protein interaction partners of the neurotoxin, as well as driving novel engineering effort to achieve next-generation therapeutic toxin.
Responsibilities
- Broad molecular biology techniques such as PCR, plasmid cloning, Western Bloting, Protein purification.
- Mammalian cell culture (stable cell lines, iPSCs and primary culture) and transfection (plasmid and lentivirus)
- Communicate scientific findings as verbal presentations and written reports.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to facilitate execution on projects within established timelines.
Qualifications
- B.Sc/M.Sc. in Cell Biology, Molecular Biology or a related discipline
- At least 2 years of molecular/cell biology experience in an academic or industrial research laboratory setting
- At least 2 years of tissue culture experience
- Strong attention to detail in maintaining experiment
- Passion for research and learning new techniques
- Enthusiasm for collaboration and open science and team-oriented mindset
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
Benefits:
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 – These all are subject to applicable eligibility).
Job Requirement
- PCR
- Plasmid Cloning
- Western Blotting
- Protein Purification
- DNA/RNA extraction
- Mammalian Cell Culture
- Tissue Culture
- iPSC
- Primary Cell Culture
- Cell Line Maintenance
- Plasmid Transfection
- Lentiviral Transfection
- Stable Cell Line Generation
- Protein Interaction
- Protein Expression
- Protein Degradation
- Protein Engineering
- Centrifugation
- SDS-PAGE
- Microscopy
- Spectrophotometry
- Botulinum Toxin
- Neurotoxin
- Therapeutic Proteins
- Biotech R&D
- Scientific Reporting
Reach Out to a Recruiter
- Recruiter
- Phone
- Namankumar Pandya
- naman.pandya@collabera.com
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