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Research Investigator: Ion Channel Pharmacology

Pittsburgh, PA 15203

Posted: 04/11/2024 Employment Type: Contract To Hire Job Category: Scientific Job Number: 602751 Is job remote?: No Country: United States

Job Description

A research investigator in the ion channel pharmacology team will utilize multiple modern techniques to expand our understanding of ion channel pharmacology and guide our ion channel-focused drug discovery efforts.
This is a full-time contract position located in Pittsburgh, PA reporting to the Associate Director of ion channel pharmacology.  Salary and title will be commensurate with level of experience.
Qualifications:
  • Skilled in manual patch-clamp electrophysiology, automated patch-clamp electrophysiology (APC) or multielectrode array (MEA) techniques.
  • Solid background in mammalian cell culture, neuronal cultures, tissue harvesting and dissection of various brain regions.
  • PhD degree Neuroscience, Pharmacology, Cell Biology, or a related discipline with relevant working experience in academia/biotech/pharma, and a strong publication record.
Responsibilities:
  • Conduct tissue culture, including recombinant cell lines, primary neurons, and iPSC-neurons.
  • Design and implement whole-cell patch-clamp, APC or MEA assays for pharmacological characterization of small molecules.
  • Analyze, summarize, interpret, and present research findings in both internal and external meetings/conferences.
  • Integrate and engage with a cross-disciplinary team of biologists, chemists and biochemists.
  • Basic lab responsibilities include following SOPs, careful record keeping, following lab safety regulations and participation in team meetings.
The successful applicant will possess the following personal qualifications, with the ability to articulate examples of key achievements and characteristics:
  • Excellent listening, speaking, and writing skills.
  • Effective problem-solving skills and behaviors.
  • Collaborative skills, including respect for alternate views.
  • A commitment to goals, a sense of urgency in fulfilling ambitious objectives, with high personal performance standards and self-accountability.

 

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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.