The Fountain Group are a national staffing firm and are currently seeking a Scientist I - Immunology Discovery for a prominent Pharmaceutical client of ours. This position is in Cambridge, MA. Details for the position are as follows:
Job Description:
1. Pay: 35.00-41.00/hr.
2. Length of Assignment: 6 months with potential to extend or convert.
3. We are currently seeking a highly motivated and passionate scientist in cellular immunology to join our team in the Immunology Discovery department based in Cambridge MA.
4. The candidate will focus on making therapeutic molecules using recombinant DNA technology, expression/purification of recombinant proteins, testing purified proteins in functional cellular assays, including basic cell biology and biochemical skills.
5. Hands-on experience in recombinant DNA technology, design, expression, and purification of recombinant monoclonal antibodies.
6. Motivated to execute well-thought and well-planned in vitro experiments using the tool reagents generated.
7. Hands-on experience in multi-color flow cytometry with both handling flow cytometer (Canto, MACS Quant) and independently analyzing the data using analytical software such as FlowJo.
8. Proficient in carrying out ELISA/MSD to quantitate pro-inflammatory proteins is nice to have.
9. Basic cell biology and biochemical skills: Tissue culture, Transfection, Cell line generation, SDS-PAGE, Immunoprecipitation, Western blotting, etc.
10. Knowledge of DNA/RNA handling and other molecular biology techniques like PCR and qPCR.
11. Hands-on experience in carrying out size exclusion chromatography (SEC) and mass spectrometry is nice to have, but not required.
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