Research Specialist

3 days ago


Madison, United States Actalent Full time
Job DescriptionJob DescriptionJob Title: Research Specialist

Job Description

Join our In Vitro Cell Culture team and contribute to cutting-edge research in a busy lab environment. This role involves working with biological samples such as plasma, blood, urine, and feces from both animal and human sources. You will perform basic wet chemistry techniques including pipetting, cell counting, and centrifuging, and maintain and grow cell lines for assays. The focus is on cell culture and handling studies from start to finish, including seeding cells onto assay plates, harvesting plates, and running extractions. You will operate Mass Spec and perform extractions, ultimately processing and analyzing the collected data to identify trends.

Hard Skills
  • B.S. in Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, or related Life Science degree
  • Tissue culture/cell culture experience (plus)
  • LC-MS experience
  • 1-4 yrs industry analytical chemistry experience

Work Site

This is a fully on-site position in Madison, Wisconsin.

Work Environment

Busy lab environment within the Metabolism-In-vitro team, which works closely with the in-life team.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

  • Hiring diverse talent
  • Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
  • Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
  • Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.



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