Bench Scientist

Job Title: Bench Scientist

Duration: 6 months

Location: Andover, MA

Pay: $35/hr

Job Description: Responsible for assisting in generation of stable CHO cell lines, cell banks, and expression assessments as well as the scale up of CHO pools in disposable 5-50L bioreactors. Provide logistical support to the lab such as ordering supplies, managing instruments, and other general lab bench activities.

Schedule is Monday-Friday 9am-5pm EST. Clients BioMedicine Design Biotherapeutic Expression and Purification group (BEP) is seeking a qualified candidate that will play an essential role in a high-energy protein expression research laboratory. The Expression group is responsible for non-GMP protein drug lead generation, supporting the various research units and their pre-clinical therapeutic in-vitro and in-vivo needs. The candidate will be responsible for helping to maintain lab operations through the daily upkeep of instruments and organization of consumables for the lab. The candidate will also have the opportunity to aid scientists in the generation of stable CHO cell lines, cell banks, perform expression assessments along with scale-up in 5-100L disposable bioreactors. The candidate will contribute to the group's wide deliverables and have the opportunity to work on several projects, presenting results and providing updates at group meetings.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

-Maintain daily upkeep of lab instruments including checking reagents, performing calibrations, and reporting issues.

-Daily checks through the lab to ensure consumables are stocked and prepared for use in experiments.

-Upkeep of different storage libraries being able to track transfer of materials in and out of storage.

-Aid in the generation of stable CHO cell lines, cell banks, expression assessments and scaleup in disposable 5-100L bioreactors

-Depth filtration of conditioned media

-Work with senior members of group to design and execute experiments.

-Capture data in electronic notebook and routinely provide updates to project teams.

-Provide updates at meetings on status of lab and data gathered through experiments.

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS:

Work closely with multidisciplinary teams including therapeutic discovery teams, Molecular biology, BEP Purification group, research units, and BTxPS

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

- BS with 0-2 years of experience in Biology, Chemistry, or related discipline

- Experience can be educational, internship, and previous work experience

TECHNICAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:

-Mammalian cell culture

-Sterile technique

-Strong communication skills, written, oral and organizational skills.

PHYSICAL POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Ability to lift 50 lbs

Occasionally lifting such as consumable boxes and 20L (~50lbs)media bags and would need to be able to be independent.