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

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

CompanyTakeda
LocationBoston, MA, USA
Salary$84000 – $132000
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s, Master’s
Experience LevelMid Level, Senior

Requirements

  • 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

Responsibilities

  • 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

Preferred Qualifications

  • 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