Ridgefield CT
Contract Duration: 24-36 months
Rate: Negotiable
Responsibilities:
- Excellent employment opportunity for a Scientist II in the Ridgefield CT area.
- Design plan and execute experiments in an independent manner leveraging scientific and technical expertise to achieve defined objectives.
- Independently initiates and carries out the process for assay development optimization and validation as required.
- Culture cell lines and process primary tissues from different species.
- Work with lab supervisor to identify and optimize new and innovative assays associated with molecular or cellular biomarker discovery.
- Utilize molecular techniques to aid in the understanding of drug candidate mode of action.
- Routine maintenance of laboratory equipment.
- Ordering of laboratory consumables to ensure continuous supplies.
- Design execute interpret and complete projects in a timely manner.
- Work well in a highly matrixed environment and support multiple projects at the same time.
- Works independently with the capability to troubleshoot experimental procedures.
- Provide training and guidance to laboratory personnel when needed.
- Prepare technical reports publications and oral presentations.
Experience:
- Bachelors Degree from an accredited institution with three-plus (3) years of experience in related scientific discipline or Masters Degree from an accredit Cell culture experience with both cell lines and primary immune cells is required.
- Practical experience with general molecular biology techniques such as qPCR and nucleic acid extraction from tissues and cells is a plus .
- Experience with technologies and instrumentation such as Quant Studio 12K Flex MSD Protein WES Qubit Nanodrop 10X Genomics BioMek i7 Agilent Tapestation and Illumina sequencing platforms is highly preferred.