Research Associate II Center for the Development of Therapeutics (CDoT)

Broad Institute

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Cambridge, MA - USA

profile Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed
Posted on: 30+ days ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

General information

Location
Cambridge MA
Ref #
43130
Job Family
Research
Workplace
On-Site
Date published
14-Oct-2025
Time Type
Full time

Description & Requirements

Embedded within the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT the Center for the Development of Therapeutics (CDoT) is a highly collaborative organization of professional drug discovery scientists. Our mission is to translate the deep biological insights emerging from the Broad community into new therapeutics. To accomplish this mission we partner with faculty from MIT Harvard and the Harvard teaching hospitals together with industry professionals in pharmaceutical biotechnology and venture capital firms and advance cutting-edge drug discovery projects. We also create new technologies and work to combine the unique capabilities of the Broad Institute to enable new therapeutic approaches that will broadly benefit the scientific community.

Position Summary
We are looking for a passionate and skilledCell Biologist to join our CDoT Collaborative Screening team. Reporting to a research scientist you will be a key member of our multidisciplinary teams helping to drive the development and execution of mainly cell-based high throughput screens. Your work will directly empower target validation assay development hit discovery and validation. Ideally you have experience with a variety of assay formats within a drug discovery or therapeutics context.

Key Responsibilities

Design and executecell-based assays for drug discovery projects including both genetic and small molecule screening.

Culture and maintaindiverse cell lines and primary cells with a high degree of precision.

Collaboratewith cross-functional teams to advance therapeutic projects and ensure that research plans timelines and deliverables are met.

Analyze interpretand explain experimental data presenting research plans and results to both internal teams and external collaborators.

Innovatenew cellular assay methods and contribute to a fast-paced dynamic research environment.


Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

Bachelors degree with 1-3 years of relevant experience or a Masters degree in cell biology chemical biology or a related scientific field.

Demonstrated experience in culturing deriving and maintaining various cell lines.

Proven ability to work both collaboratively within a team and independently to meet project
goals.

Maintain detailed experimental records documentation and written protocols

Excellent communication organization and time management skills.

Ability to adapt and effectively manage changes in a fast-paced dynamic environment


Preferred Qualifications:

Experience withplate-based assaysand high-throughput screening.

Familiarity with advanced techniques such ashigh-content imaging or molecular
biology(e.g. PCR western blotting ELISA).


Required Experience:

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Key Skills

  • Laboratory Experience
  • ELISA
  • Immunoassays
  • Mammalian Cell Culture
  • Biochemistry
  • Cell Biology
  • Research Experience
  • Cell Culture
  • Molecular Biology
  • Microscopy
  • Research Laboratory Experience
  • Western Blot

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