Biologist II

Job DescriptionJob Description

·         The ADC (Antibody Drug Conjugates) platform group within SMTPT (Small Molecule Therapeutics & Platform Technologies. 

·         ADC Platform group collaborates with drug discovery project teams across all Company therapeutic areas including Oncology and Immunology. 

·         The ideal candidate will effectively work to collaborate with chemists, biologists and pharmacologists to characterize large and small molecules for ADC development. 

 

Key Responsibilities: 

·         Design and execute in vitro assays for screening of biologics, small molecules and antibody drug conjugates 

·         Reporter, cytokine release, cell killing and antibody internalization assays 

·         Generate and characterize transient and stable cell lines to support antibody drug conjugate programs. 

·         Lipid transfection and lenti viral infections 

·         Characterize lead molecules and confirm mechanism of action 

·         Work collaboratively  with project teams to deliver targets across portfolio  

·         Demonstrate scientific excellence, work ethic, and dedication to team and project goals 

·         Work collaboratively in a matrix with project teams and members of the Biologics Group to drive innovation and deliver novel therapies to patients 

·         Develop productive collaborations and communication with other groups across therapeutic areas 

 

Basic Qualifications: 

·         Bachelor’s degree in related discipline with 3 or more years of experience and a BS in Biology or Biochemistry 

·         Experienced screening antibodies, small molecules and siRNAs (reporter assays, proliferation and cytokine release)   

·         Experience executing antibody internalization and siRNA loss of function studies is a plus 

·         Experience with transfections and generating transient and stable cell lines 

·         Experience culturing adherent, suspension and primary cells 

·         Proficiency in performing flow cytometry and western blot experiments 

·         Experience with performing qPCR and automated western blot analysis 

·         Experience working with high throughput laboratory workflows and instruments such MACsQuant, FACS Canto, Microbeta, Wes, Amnis Imagestream, Via7 (taqman) and Spectramax plate readers. 

·         Experience documenting experimental methods and results into BIOELN 

·         Ability to summarize and present results to project teams 
 

Years of experience/education and/or certifications required:  

·         Bachelor’s degree in related discipline with 3 or more years of experience and a BS in Biology or Biochemistry 
 

What are the top 3-5 skills requirements should this person have? 

·         Cell Culture/In Vitro cell biology work 

·         Lab experience 

 

What is a nice to have (but not required) regarding skills, requirements, experience, education, or certification?  

·         Small molecule screening experience  

 

Company DescriptionCollabera is a Global Digital Solutions Company providing Software Engineering Solutions for the world's most tech-forward organizations in the areas of Engineering, Cloud and Data/AI. With its roots serving the engineering needs of the world's most recognized businesses in Technology, Financial Services, Telecom and Healthcare, Collabera today operates across 60 locations in 11 countries, serves 30% of the Fortune 500, and has exceeded the industry growth rate by 3-4x for several years.Company DescriptionCollabera is a Global Digital Solutions Company providing Software Engineering Solutions for the world's most tech-forward organizations in the areas of Engineering, Cloud and Data/AI. With its roots serving the engineering needs of the world's most recognized businesses in Technology, Financial Services, Telecom and Healthcare, Collabera today operates across 60 locations in 11 countries, serves 30% of the Fortune 500, and has exceeded the industry growth rate by 3-4x for several years.

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