Associate Scientist in North Chicago, IL

Onsite – Lake County

Open to candidates who are ready to relocate at their own expense but should be able to relocate with in time frame

PhD will be overqualified

No Invivo work (Will be exposed to ex vivo)

No handling of animals involved in this role

Looking for mammalian cell culture exp and not bacterial cell culture

• Bachelor’s degree with some exp (academic) will work
• Masters or bachelors degree will work
• TR Fret assay exp will be useful
• ELISA based assay exp is needed
• Lab Skills and techniques & exp with biology or biochemistry, Biotechnology or general biology degree background
• Understand dose responses
• Mammalian Cell culture exp needed (Must have)
• Develop assay and run assay
• Assay exp (ELISA based assays,TR Fret assay, Plate based assay)
• Understand basics of drug discovery (Nice to have)
• Exposure to lab automation of any type  (Nice to have)
• Plate based assay of any kind will be useful
• Academic or industry exp will work
• Experience with spectroscopic techniques (especially fluorescence, luminescence) (Needed)
• Please avoid bioengineers they will not work for this role
• Work with engineered cell lines (Cells that have been banked)
• InVitro work is involved

• The successful candidate will be a member of a cancer biology team focused on delivering high quality drug development candidates for promising novel therapeutic targets.
• The major responsibilities will include routine mammalian cell culture, biobank maintenance and providing reliable support for cell-based assays to enable SAR studies.
• Other responsibilities may include developing and performing in vitro assays, assay troubleshooting, data analysis/interpretation/reporting and automation protocol development.
• The successful candidate will be expected to rapidly learn the daily operation of the lab, readily adapt to changing project needs, semi-independently plan and execute projects, and develop appropriate problem-solving skills.
• The candidate is expected to maintain fluency with relevant scientific literature and rationale surrounding project targets and to be an active contributor in group discussions on results interpretation and biology activity direction.
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills and adherence to good laboratory conduct, documentation practices and safety guidelines are essential.
• Position will be hired based on level of education and experience

Basic:

• Bachelor's Degree, or equivalent education, with typically 3 or more years' experience or Master's Degree or equivalent education (no additional experience).
• Fluency with general biology lab procedures - emphasis in mammalian cell culture employing excellent aseptic technique.
• Ability to interpret and document results, prepare reports, and present information to colleagues.
• Ability to independently conduct and interpret experiments and effectively function in a goal-oriented team environment.

Preferred:

• Experience with simultaneously culturing multiple adherent and suspension cancer cell lines.
• Previous experience in small molecule drug discovery, either in academic or industrial settings.
• Experience in collaborative and matrixed environments.
• Working knowledge of high-throughput assay approaches.
• Experience with spectroscopic techniques (especially fluorescence, luminescence) and assay automation.

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