Research Senior Associate - Biologics In Vitro Pharmacology - GI/Inflammation and Neuroscience

Research Senior Associate – Biologics In Vitro Pharmacology – GI/Inflammation and Neuroscience

MS with 2+ years experience
BS with 3+ years experience
Experienced in the design, development and implementation of in vitro cell based functional assays to study target-specific drug effects
Knowledge and experienced in cell biology and antibody characterization
Experience with cell culture and functional assays including: on-cell binding, reporter assays, PSR, MSD, flow cytometry, cell adhesion, cell migration, and imaging
Skilled in data analysis, interpretation, and data reporting
Experience in troubleshooting, assay optimization and data quality control is a plus
Experience with functional characterization of CART is a plus
Working knowledge of disease areas in GI/Inflammatory, Neuroscience and/or immunology is a plus
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, along with the ability to work with cross-functional project teams
Ability to work independently and self-driven in managing and accomplishing daily tasks

Provide broad assay development support for early stage drug discovery projects in GI & Inflammation, and Neuroscience (GI^2 and NS) therapeutic areas
Design, troubleshoot, validate, and execute a variety of assays to characterize developability and mechanism of action of novel biologics
Collaborate with automation engineers to leverage automated/semi-automated execution of cell based assays
Analyze and interpret data, interface with project teams to meet timelines and milestones, and present findings
Spend ~85% of time in laboratory to maintain and implement cell based assay platform and perform experiments

Experience in troubleshooting, assay optimization and data quality control is a plus
Experience with functional characterization of CART is a plus
Working knowledge of disease areas in GI/Inflammatory, Neuroscience and/or immunology is a plus