Compass Consulting · 13 hours ago
Cell Culture Research Associate
Compass Consulting is representing a leading biotechnology company that develops and commercializes medicines for serious medical conditions. They are seeking a Cell Culture Research Associate to support lab operations, execute molecular biology experiments, and contribute to data analysis and documentation.
Responsibilities
Culturing mammalian cells in shake flask and benchtop bioreactors
Support lab operational activities for rAAV cell culture studies in stirred tank bioreactors including AMBR15 and/or AMBR250 bioreactors
Execution of molecular biology experiments including SDS-PAGE/western blotting, plasmid cloning etc
Execute experimental designs; collect and format data for analyses in support of technical platform development objectives
Compile data analysis summaries and present to appropriate project teams
Contribute to the authoring of lab procedures, data analysis summaries, and support data verification and other relevant process documentation
Maintaining an accurate laboratory notebook following ALCOA+ principles
Ensuring work conforms to applicable quality and safety standards
Support maintenance and troubleshooting of laboratory equipment
Other duties as assigned including but not limited to contributing to lab organization and cleanliness, consumables stocking, and routine equipment maintenance
Qualification
Required
B.S. in chemical engineering, chemistry, biochemistry, or biology/molecular biology or related area with 0 - 4 years of relevant scientific or technical experience in the life sciences industry or equivalent
Comfortable working with instrumentation and technologies in support of cell culture process monitoring
Organizational, record keeping, and communication skills
Preferred
Experience with aseptic suspension cell culture methods, including sterile media and solution preparation
Experience in molecular biology techniques (eg: SDS-PAGE/western blotting, plasmid cloning, gene expression assays, etc)
Experience with viral vector production