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Senior Research Associate, Cell Line Engineering and Development
Posted: 05/14/2025
2025-05-14
2025-06-14
Employment Type:
Contract
Job Category: Scientific
Job Number: 4424
Job Description
Our client is looking to hire a Sr. Research Associate on a contract basis to support Cell Line Engineering and Development. This role is onsite in Sommerville, MA; length of contract: 10 months.
Responsibilities:
Basic Qualification:
“Nice-to-have” Qualifications:
Responsibilities:
- Perform basic cell line development (CLD) techniques and generate stable cell lines using transfection, transduction, selection, single cell subcloning, growth and expression screening, cell banking and stability assessment.
- Support molecular and genetic characterization of producer cell lines and leverage these findings for the development of novel cell line substrates.
- Contribute towards the design and implementation of new technologies and genome engineering strategies to support CLD platform innovation.
- Maintain accurate and detailed laboratory notebooks and electronic records.
- Interpret project results and contribute to technical discussions by effectively communicating key updates to collaborators and team members.
- Capability to work independently and manage multiple projects.
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail, accuracy, and conciseness.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong planning skills and a history of meeting accelerated timelines.
- Demonstrate a strong sense of work ethic and agility in a dynamic, cross-functional, collaborative environment.
Basic Qualification:
- Ph.D., MS, or BS degree in Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Bioengineering or relevant fields with 0-2yr (PhD), 2-4yr (MS), 3-5yr (BS) years of relevant experience within a pharmaceutical or biotech industry.
- Extensive experience with mammalian cell culture (adherent and suspension) with strong aseptic techniques required.
- Hands-on experience in Cell Line development is preferred
- Proven expertise in molecular biology assays such as DNA/RNA extraction, PCR, Sanger Sequencing, qPCR/ddPCR/dPCR for viral titer, copy number and transcript analysis, Western blot, Flow cytometry required. Hands-on experience with laboratory instrumentation such as JESS, WES, Attune NxT, Chemometec NC3000, Refeyn, Incucyte, VIPS single-cell seeder is preferred.
- Experience in upstream processes like virus production, purification, and characterization protocols preferred.
- Experience using genome editing tools (CRISPR and transposases) to modify mammalian cell lines preferred.
- Experience analyzing some/all the following platforms: whole-genome/exome sequencing, RNA-sequencing (e.g., Illumina), single-cell/nucleus RNA-seq (10x Genomics), High-throughput library-based discovery, and long-read sequencing (e.g., PacBio and Oxford Nanopore)
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and GraphPad Prism, and familiarity with additional software such as SW compass, QuantStudio, Snapgene, and GeneiousPrime.
“Nice-to-have” Qualifications:
- Familiarity with biological annotation and ontology resources, such as Ensembl, GO, and UniProt
- Experience using Java, JavaScript, Python, R, Scala, or SQL to organize and analyze complex data sets
- A background in neuroscience and/or virology