Associate Scientist, Translational Editing

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Therapeutic Editing Associate Scientist

Job Description

Come join the rapidly expanding Gene Editing team at Eli Lilly! We are responsible for inventing, characterizing, and advancing novel genome editing reagents for a myriad of clinical applications. Our team works cross-functionally within our organization across multiple disease areas and platforms. Our goal is to deliver on the promise of gene editing to patients around the world.

Job Responsibilities

• Work with members of the Liver Translational Editing team to drive forward new and existing therapeutic programs.
• Work cross functionally across the Gene Editing team with clear and open communication.
• Perform and analyze gene editing screening experiment (i.e. CRISPR) with in vitro models. Familiarity with in vivo models is a plus.
• Maintain detailed documentation of scientific work in an electronic notebook.
• Deliver data with clear expectations of timelines to multiple teams
• Perform R&D on novel assays to bring in new technologies to the broader team
  
  
  

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's and/or Masters degree in biology or a related field.
  
  
  

Additional Skills/Preferences

• 2+ years of relevant laboratory experience
• Strong organizational skills
• Experienced in molecular biology, including, PCR, qPCR, ddPCR, protein analysis (WES, JESS, Western Blot, ELISA)
• Experienced in RNA/DNA/Protein extraction from tissues and cells.
• Familiarity in Amplicon-Seq NGS library preparation, quantification, and QC is preferred
• Experience with Benchling is preferred.
• Experience with primary cell culture is a plus.
• Experience with automation is a plus (Mantis, Integra systems, Liquid Handlers, etc).
  
  
  

Additional Information

• This role may require up to 10-15% travel for conferences or training.
• The position is located at 215 First St, Cambridge, MA 02142, and will be relocating to 15 Necco St, Boston, MA 02210. Full time (40 hours/week).
  
  
  

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