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Fortira Inc. · 23 hours ago

Research Scientist - Systems Immunology

positionCambridge, MA
timeContract
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid Level
date3+ years exp

Fortira Inc. is seeking a Research Scientist to join their Systems Immunology Lab in Pfizer’s Inflammation & Immunology Research Unit. The successful candidate will be responsible for generating single-cell perturbational data using functional genomics and single-cell transcriptomics technologies in collaboration with a small team.

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Hiring Manager
Bhargava Gummadi
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Responsibilities

Generate custom lentiviral libraries and maintain extensive cell cultures
Generate edited pools of cells via lentiviral transduction and arrayed electroporation
Develop, modify, and customize such procedures as needed to succeed in specific cell lines and types, and at large scale
Generate single-cell data via several commercial workflows, including from 10x Genomics

Qualification

Cell culture techniquesMolecular biology techniquesLentivirus infectionFlow cytometryCRISPR gene editing

Required

Bachelors or Masters + 3 years of experience in Biology, Immunology, or a related field
3+ years of hands-on experience with standard cell culture techniques including primary immune cells handling and isolation, maintenance of cell lines and in vitro stimulation of primary immune cells
Experience with standard molecular biology techniques including lentivirus infection, qPCR, western blot, and flow cytometry

Preferred

Direct experience in pooled cell screening of immune cells using CRISPRi, CRISPRa, and other methods of in vitro gene editing

Company

Fortira Inc.

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At Fortira, we completely understand that each of our customer's needs are different and our solutions are just that- Tailor-made for you.
dateFounded in 1996
location
Princeton, New Jersey, USA
people-size201-500 employees
web-link
https://www.fortira.com/

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
unknown
2025-04-21Acquired

Leadership Team

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Veera Gupte
Talent Acquisition Partner / Recruiting lead
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Recent News

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