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Elicio Therapeutics · 3 weeks ago

Research Associate

positionBoston, MA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityNew Grad, Entry Level
money$70K/yr - $85K/yr

Elicio Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on advancing novel lymph node-targeted immunotherapies for aggressive cancers. The Research Associate will play a key role in the Research Department, executing and analyzing lab-based and small animal experiments to support research operations and program development.

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Responsibilities

Executing and analyzing small animal experiments to evaluate immune responses to various antigen and adjuvant combinations (murine handling, injections, blood/organ collections, ex vivo tissue preparation and analysis)
Executing and analyzing small animal experiments to evaluate anti-tumor activity of immunotherapy candidates (murine handling, tumor injections and monitoring, blood/organ collections, ex vivo tissue preparation and analysis)
Executing assays to assess mechanisms of action underlying therapeutic activity
Maintaining detailed and accurate records, data graphing and presentation
Communicating findings in various forums both intra- and interdepartmentally
Highly productive and comfortable in a fast-paced work environment

Qualification

Murine handling techniquesSample collectionProcessingEx vivo immuno-assaysTissue cultureVitro human immune cell assaysDrug developmentCommunication skillsDetail-orientedFast-paced work environment

Required

Bachelor's degree in biology or related discipline
Murine handling techniques and injections
Sample collection and processing: blood, spleen, lymph nodes, tumor, etc
Experience with murine syngeneic tumor models
Execution of ex vivo immuno-assays: multi-color flow cytometry, ELISpot/FluoroSpot, ELISA, Luminex, etc
Tissue culture (cell culture and aseptic technique, isolation of splenocytes or lymphocytes from murine samples)
Highly productive and comfortable in a fast-paced work environment

Preferred

Hands on experience with in vitro human immune cell assays a plus
Familiarity with pre-clinical drug development a plus

Benefits

Annual bonus
Equity
The Company's benefits package

Company

Elicio Therapeutics

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Elicio Therapeutics is a pharmaceutical research company that develops an immuno-tumor vaccine to treat cancer.
dateFounded in 2011
location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
people-size11-50 employees
web-link
https://elicio.com

H1B Sponsorship

Elicio Therapeutics has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2023 (1)
2022 (1)
2020 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$263.83M
Key Investors
GKCCGastro-Intestinal Research FoundationAngion
2025-01-30Post Ipo Equity· $10M
2024-08-12Post Ipo Debt· $20M
2024-06-28Post Ipo Equity· $11.5M

Leadership Team

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Robert Connelly
CEO
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Marc Wolfgang
Chief Technology Officer
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Recent News

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