What are the responsibilities and job description for the Research Associate position at Redbock - an NES Fircroft company?
Research Associate (24-Month Contract // Lebanon, NH)
**W2 ONLY**
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Support the implementation of in vitro and in vivo immunological studies towards lead candidate selection.
- Perform leukopak handling procedures including cell isolation, washing, counting, viability assessment, and cryopreservation.
- Evaluate immune cell responses towards biotherapeutics using a variety of immunoassay techniques.
- Execute immunological experiments to test hypotheses and support conclusions with analyzed data.
- Summarize experimental outcomes and prepare presentations in PowerPoint.
- Routinely operate high-throughput lab robotics.
- Support functional lab activities such as monitoring and ordering reagents/consumables and maintaining an organized lab environment.
- Maintain accurate, detailed, and timely records.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Requires a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in biology or related field with 0- 2 years of experience.
- Experience with in vitro cell culture is a must. Experience with culture of primary immune cells is strongly preferred.
- Experience with leukopack processing is strongly preferred.
- Experience with routine immunological methods including, for example, flow cytometry, ELIspot/Fluorospot, ELISA and immunoprecipitation is strongly preferred.
- Experience with antigen specific expansion of T cells, culture of dendritic cells, epitope mapping, and immunopeptidomics is desirable but not required.
- In vivo murine model experience is preferred but not required.
- Experience in Python or other relevant programming languages is preferred but not required.
- Experience with high-throughput lab automation is preferred but not required.
- Bachelor or Master degree in Immunology, Biology, or a related field with 0-2 years of experience.
Salary : $35 - $46