Research Assistant III

CONTRACT

MUST HAVES:

• Master’s Degree in Biology, Chemistry or related discipline with 3+ years' relevant industry experience or B.S. degree with 5+ years of relevant industrial experience
• Strong cell culture experience working with primary cells and t cells

Responsibilities:

• Design and execute experiments necessary to develop or optimize cell culture media and growth supplements for primary cells and cell lines. Prior experience with T cells, NK cells and other primary cell types is preferred.
• Maintain precise records and organize records of experiments. Analyze and report on data that are generated.
• Utilize perfect aseptic technique and display expertise with handling primary cells and cell line.
• Execute chemical characterization assays including solubility, pH, osmolality and others.
• Design and execute analytical and cell culture-based functionality testing including cell growth assay for a variety of cell culture media.
• Produce small scale media batches for internal testing, including formulating complete media from various recipe formats, converting from molarity to g/L and vice versa.
• Troubleshoot experiment results for cells and media, raw materials, media formulation, product storage, and QC assays.
• Maintain stocks of chemicals, reagents and supplies in the laboratory, ordering and tracking materials as required.

Key requirements:

• Master’s Degree in Biology, Chemistry or related discipline. B.S. degree with 5 - 10 years of relevant industrial experience.
• 3-5 years experience working with primary cells and t cells
• Significant knowledge of aseptic cell culture techniques, basic biology, chemistry, mathematical calculations, statistical analysis, technical writing, and laboratory equipment required.
• Computer literate including, but not limited to, SAP and MS Office.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.