Title: Research and Development Associate I
Location: Cambridge, MA (Onsite)
Duration: 12 Months Possible Extension

Research Associate – BioDesign, Biotherapeutics Discovery and Delivery

Responsibilities:

• Supporting tissue enhanced delivery platform development and portfolio programs
• Processing animal tissues for protein analysis and nucleic acid extraction
• Performing MSD and PCR-based methods for bioanalytical analyses
• Performing cell-based fucntional assays to characterize biotherapeutics
• Establishing SOPs and adapt new protocols from literature
• Maintaining electronic laboratory notebook.

Qualifications:

• 1 years of experience in the biotech/pharmaceutical industry/post-bachelor s research
• Hands-on experience with molecular biology techniques (qPCR/ddPCR, ELISA, Western Blot, etc.)
• Ability to independently execute experiments and analyze data
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• Ability to productively collaborate in cross-functional and matrixed teams

Preferred:

• Previous experience with animal tissue processing
• Previous experience with ELISA or MSD assays
• Previous experience with mammalian cell culture and cell-based assays