Tissue Engineer

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 cross-fertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation. For more information about Draper visit .

Job Description Summary:

Job Description:

Duties/Responsibilities
Support the design and development of innovative bioengineering solutions under the guidance of program leadership.
Collaborate on interdisciplinary teams to conduct research and communicate findings.
Apply foundational knowledge to contribute to multiple Bioengineering projects with guidance.
Adapt appropriately to changes in program requirements.
Identify challenges associated with assigned work and communicate them to project leadership.
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 problem-solving 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 0-2 years of Bioengineering or related engineering experience.

Additional Job Description:

• Develop optimize and characterize mammalian organ-specific micro-physiological (MPS) and organ-on-chip models for toxicity metabolism and/or diseasestate studies; models of interest include brain/CNS liver kidney lung gut vascular and immune.
• Apply cell biology developmental biology and tissue engineering fundamentals to establish novel cell and tissue models and assays within Drapers in vitro tissue culture systems under a variety of use-case scenarios.
• Plan and conduct in vitro technical experiments with Drapers BSL-2 laboratory using advanced in vitro tissue culture technologies (micro-physiological system; organs-on-chip).
• Culture maintain and manipulate human primary cells and tissues in standard in vitro culture systems and within Drapers advanced MPS platform technologies.
• Perform broad suite of molecular biochemical and cellular assays (e.g. immunostaining ELISA Luminex flow cytometry DNA and RNA extraction qPCR multi-omics) and biostatical data analysis.
• Acquire brightfield fluorescent and high-content confocal microscopy data; process and analyze image sets within automated pipelines to extract quantitative biological insights.
• Help support creation version-control and maintenance of SOPs and analytical methods that are fully compatible within Drapers platform technologies
• Collect interpret summarize and effectively present data to project team leads via presentations and for publication.
• Work collaboratively with team(s) to execute project plans and support colleagues at the bench through teamwork; foster a collaborative safety-first lab culture.
• Troubleshoot experimental challenges in partnership with and with guidance from colleagues and project leadership.
• Complete all required training adhere to institutional governmental and safety regulations and champion an environment of compliance.
• Support daytoday lab organization (reagent sourcing material preparation equipment upkeep) to keep the MPS workflow running smoothly.
• Work in face-paced milestone-driven interdisciplinary environment where multi-tasking is essential.

Preferred qualifications:

• Proven cell & tissue culture expertise: Trained in sterile technique and primary mammalian cell culture including hands-on experience with primary cells complex co-culture methods phenotypic and functional assay implementation and development and media preparation.
• Technical breadth: Some experience with cell and molecular biology assays and analytical methods (e.g. immunostaining confocal imaging DNA / RNA extraction qPCR ELISA / Luminex) and biostatistical data analysis; some experience with or exposure to microbiology (viruses bacteria toxins) immunology synthetic biology genetic engineering bioinformatics/data analytic pipelines image processing in silico modeling and/or laboratory automation.
• Advancedinvitrosystem fluency: Experience developing or using advanced in vitro cell and tissue culture platforms (e.g. micro-physiological systems (MPS) organonchip) for mammalian cell and tissue culture models.
• Strong communication skills: Ability to communicate with engineers and biologists project leadership and management; proven experience documenting technical work in laboratory notebooks data summary presentations and/or technical reports.
• Professional skills: Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a dynamic collaborative and supportive team as well as independently; demonstrated flexibility to multi-task adapt to shifting priorities and thrive in a fast-moving environment.
• Education: BS in biology or engineering discipline with 1-2 years of academic or industry R&D experience or MS in biology or engineering discipline with 2 years of academic or industry R&D experience.

Security Requirement:Applicants selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.

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