Job description

Job Title: Research Associate (Cell Culture, ELISA, FACS)
Duration: 14 months contract, extendable up to 24 months
Location: Spring House, PA

Note:
The client has the right-to-hire you as a permanent employee at any time during or after the end of the contract.
You may participate in the company group medical insurance plan

Job Description:
Highly-motivated Research Associate to provide support for the discovery of Client therapeutics for immuno-oncology.
This position requires a minimum of BS/MS in biological sciences with relevant research experience in immuno-oncology, immunology, or cell biology.
The ideal candidate will be proficient at different ex vivo and in vitro research techniques including MLR, T cell proliferation, dendritic cell culture, and immune cell phenotyping.
The candidate should be self-motivated, capable of working independently, have strong quantitative skills, and be familiar with data analysis software and data interpretation. Excellent organizational skills, thorough experimental documentation, and a proven ability to work collaboratively in a fast paced, highly matrixed, interactive environment is essential.

Qualifications and capabilities:
Minimum of BS/MS in biological sciences with at least 3 years of relevant research experience in immuno-oncology, immunology, or cell biology is required.
Ability to independently design and execute experiments
Proficiency with cellular immunology and molecular biology techniques including: immune cell isolation, immune cell culture, MLR, in vitro stimulation (antigen-specific and non-specific), proliferation assays, cytokine multiplex assays, ELISA, MSD, Luminex
Expertise with multicolor FACS based assays and analysis is a must, FACS based sorting and CyTOF experience would be a plus.
Excellent organizational skills, experimental documentation, and a proven ability to work collaboratively in a fast paced, highly matrixed, interactive environment is essential.
Immune cell culture, ELISA, MSD, and luminex assays.
The candidate should be self-motivated and capable of working independently.
Strong communication, presentation, and writing skills are required

Key techniques:
Cell culture
Immune cell culture
cytokine multiplex assays, such as ELISA, MSD, and/or Luminex
FACS experience is strongly preferred

For equipment, they should have general experience using:
Laminar flow hoods
Fume hoods
Plate washers
Plate readers
FACS machines

Minimal software:
Microsoft Office Suite
FlowJo and/or Cytobank would be ideal
GraphPad Prism would be a plus

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $30.00 - $38.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Spring House, PA 19477: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

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