What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Scientist position at The Fountain Group?
Pay: $50.01/Hour
Duration:13 1⁄2 months
Job Description
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Associate Scientist to join the BioDesign team. This role will contribute to the design, optimization, and development of therapeutic proteins aimed at improving the lives of patients with immunological, neurodegenerative, and muscular diseases. This role is hands-on and lab-focused, contributing directly to antibody and protein production workflows.
What You’ll Do
You are passionate about science and enjoy working collaboratively in a team-oriented environment. You are motivated to make data-driven decisions, eager to learn new techniques, and adaptable to Client scientific approaches in a fast-paced research setting.
Qualifications
Required Skills
Duration:13 1⁄2 months
Job Description
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Associate Scientist to join the BioDesign team. This role will contribute to the design, optimization, and development of therapeutic proteins aimed at improving the lives of patients with immunological, neurodegenerative, and muscular diseases. This role is hands-on and lab-focused, contributing directly to antibody and protein production workflows.
What You’ll Do
- Produce antibodies and other recombinant proteins using transient expression and stable cell pool approaches
- Prepare plasmid DNA
- Perform plate-based characterization assays (e.g., ELISA, MSD) to assess expression and binding
- Prepare and analyze samples for flow cytometry-based binding or expression assessments
- Document experiments, results, and protocols in accordance with internal standards
You are passionate about science and enjoy working collaboratively in a team-oriented environment. You are motivated to make data-driven decisions, eager to learn new techniques, and adaptable to Client scientific approaches in a fast-paced research setting.
Qualifications
Required Skills
- Antibody/protein expression in CHO cells using shake flasks
- Strong mammalian cell culture technique
- Experience with plate-based protein characterization assays
- Experience with cell engineering and stable cell line generation
- Flow cytometry sample preparation and data analysis
- Molecular biology experience
- Immunoassays experience (MSD, ELISA)
- Antibody purification experience
- Bachelor of Science (BS) degree with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience, or Master of Science (MS) degree with 0-2 years relevant experience
Salary : $50