Associate Scientist / Scientist
1401 Sheridan Road North Chicago, IL 60064 US
Job Description
Target PR Range: 20-30/hr
*Depending on experience
Key Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be a member of a cancer biology team focused on delivering high quality drug development candidates for promising novel therapeutic targets. The major responsibilities will include routine mammalian cell culture, biobank maintenance and providing reliable support for cell-based assays to enable SAR studies. Other responsibilities may include developing and performing in vitro assays, assay troubleshooting, data analysis/interpretation/reporting and automation protocol development.
The successful candidate will be expected to rapidly learn the daily operation of the lab, readily adapt to changing project needs, semi-independently plan and execute projects, and develop appropriate problem-solving skills. The candidate is expected to maintain fluency with relevant scientific literature and rationale surrounding project targets and to be an active contributor in group discussions on results interpretation and biology activity direction. Excellent teamwork and communication skills and adherence to good laboratory conduct, documentation practices and safety guidelines are essential.
Position will be hired based on level of education and experience
Basic:
• Bachelor's Degree, or equivalent education, with typically 3 or more years' experience or Master's Degree or equivalent education (no additional experience).
• Fluency with general biology lab procedures - emphasis in mammalian cell culture employing excellent aseptic technique.
• Ability to interpret and document results, prepare reports, and present information to colleagues.
• Ability to independently conduct and interpret experiments and effectively function in a goal-oriented team environment.
Preferred:
• Experience with simultaneously culturing multiple adherent and suspension cancer cell lines.
• Previous experience in small molecule drug discovery, either in academic or industrial settings.
• Experience in collaborative and matrixed environments.
• Working knowledge of high-throughput assay approaches.
• Experience with spectroscopic techniques (especially fluorescence, luminescence) and assay automation.
Share This Job:
Related Jobs:
Login to save this search and get notified of similar positions.About North Chicago, IL
Although this hasn't been an issue at Planet Pharma, the staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly and never provide banking information during the application process. Candidate safety is a top priority at Planet Pharma.