Principal Tissue Engineer
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Job Description
Overview:
Draper is an independent nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge MA. The 2000 employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful and usable solutions. From military defense and space exploration to biomedical engineering lives often depend on the solutions we provide. Our multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists work in a collaborative environment that inspires the crossfertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation. For more information about Draper visit www.draper.
Job Description Summary:
The Bioengineering Division is seeking a Senior scientist to support the research and development of cuttingedge technologies. At Draper Bioengineering we work at the interface between engineering and biology and the successful applicant will join teams working on Microphysiological systems (organonchip) and other novel systems which blend complex biology with custom hardware and software. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic observant collaborative and dedicated and will serve as a subject matter expert applying their foundational immunology knowledge and experience to exciting interdisciplinary efforts.Draper offers a distinctive environment that blends the best aspects of academia government and industry. Our supportive team atmosphere fosters innovation intellectual creativity and an emphasis on career development. The available position offers the potential for career growth and opportunities to take on more responsibility over time.
Job Description:
Duties/Responsibilities
Independently drive solutions to complex problems.
Develop requirements for innovative bioengineering solutions propose ways forward when customer requirements are unclear or incomplete and adapt appropriately to changes in requirements.
Subject Matter Expert (SME) able to perform advanced research and analysis for complex bioengineering solutions.
Develop document and teach best practices to less experienced bioengineers; Demonstrate strong organization planning and time management skills to achieve goals.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Skills/Abilities
Strong foundation in biology and/or engineering principles.
Team player dedicated collaborative observant and motivated.
Excellent organizational skills attention to detail and verbal and written communication skills.
Creative problemsolving skills and a passion for innovation.
Excellent time management skills with the proven ability to meet deadlines and prioritize tasks.
Enthusiasm for learning and participating in mentorship/mentoring.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Applications.
Education
Requires either a Bachelors Degree in Bioengineering Biomedical Engineering Biochemistry Chemistry Cell Biology Immunology Microbiology Molecular Biology Mechanical Engineering Chemical Engineering Physics or related fields. Masters degree preferred.
Experience
Requires 57 years of Bioengineering or related engineering experience.
Additional Job Description:
Additional duties/responsibilities:
- Serve as an cell biologist and/or tissue engineer subject matter expert for interdisciplinary teams including biologists engineers chemists bioinformaticians etc.
- Lead and support technical research projects including developing the research approach and coordinating deliverables timelines and budgets in alignment with Draper business and technical strategies
- Support business development efforts through ideation proposal writing and customer outreach
- Coordinate perform or support experiments in Drapers biosafety level 2 (BSL2 and 3 (BSL3 laboratories with Drapers advanced in vitro platform technologies (microphysiological system or organsonchip)
- Apply cell biology and tissue engineering fundamentals to develop cell and tissue models and assays within Drapers in vitro tissue culture systems under different contexts of use; work collaboratively with a team and troubleshoot as needed
- Collect analyze organize and effectively present data to internal management external customers and sponsors and for publication
- Complete all necessary training adhere to all laboratory institutional and government regulations and contribute to an environment of safety and compliance
Preferred qualifications:
- PhD in biology or engineering discipline and several 6 years of postdoctoral and/or industry experience in a laboratory/R&D setting
- Expertise writing innovative R&D proposals for government sponsors (contacts grants) or commercial sponsors and generating intellectual property
- Expertise developing tissue engineering models specifically pulmonary cardiac liver gastrointestinal neural and/or lymphoid tissues under different contexts of use
- Expertise in primary mammalian cell and tissue culture including complex multicell type cocultures organoid cultures stem cell or iPSC cultures and isolating differentiating and phenotypically and functionally characterizing mammalian cells.
- Expertise applying fundamental biology knowledge to advanced and novel in vitro cell and tissue culture systems including microfluidic devices microphysiological systems (MPS) and/or organonchip (OoC) technologies
- Expertise with a variety of cell and molecular biology assays and technologies such as viability assays immunofluorescence staining confocal imaging ELISA/Luminex flow cytometry FACS DNA or RNA extraction qPCR and multiomics (e.g. transcriptomics proteomics metabolomics)
- Microbiology experience including experience working with bacterial or viral pathogens or with biological toxins within mammalian cellbased systems; experience studying hostpathogen interactions; experience studying or modeling microbiomes.
- Some experience with immunology image processing synthetic biology genetic engineering bioinformatics and data analytics biostatistical analyses in silico modeling and/or laboratory automation.
Security Requirement:Applicants selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.
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0Our work is very important to us but so is our life outside of work. Draper supports many programs to improve worklife balance including workplace flexibility employee clubs ranging from photography to yoga health and finance workshops off site social events and discounts to local museums and cultural activities. If this specific job opportunity and the chance to work at a nationally renowned R&D innovation company appeals to you apply now www.draper/careers.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
