Job Description
Position Title: Research Associate - Cell Therapy Analytical Testing
Work Location: Westborough, MA 01581
Assignment Duration: 3+ Months
Work Arrangement: Onsite
Position Summary: We are seeking a highly motivated Research Associate to support the analytical testing of cell therapy products to support development activities.
Background & Context: The role requires hands-on laboratory work, including mammalian cell culture, flow cytometry, and PCR-based testing as well as data analysis. The Research Associate will work as part of a team under the guidance of Senior Project/Team Leads.
Key Responsibilities:
• Performing aseptic cell culture, flow cytometry, and molecular assays.
• Testing development samples on a routine basis to support process/formulation activities.
• Documenting work and analyzing experimental results. • Reporting results out to project lead accurately and on time.
• Support general lab maintenance including restocking and ordering supplies and equipment maintenance.
Qualification & Experience:
• 1 year of hands-on experience with adherent mammalian cell culture.
• 1 year of hands-on experience with flow cytometry.
• Be able to follow established techniques/SOPs in aseptic cell culture, cell and molecular biology to generate and analyze data in an accurate and reproducible manner.
• Capable of maintaining accurate records in electronic laboratory notebooks or paper forms/SOPs, appropriate databases, and inventories in a timely manner.
• Cellular therapy laboratory experience.
• Experience in mRNA/DNA extraction and qRT-PCR/ddPCR.
• Experience with ELISA.
• Experience with pluripotent stem cells.
• Experience with Good Documentation Practices.
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At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 47.00/hr.