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JOB DESCRIPTION

The laboratory-based role offers an opportunity to help advance novel Radiopharmaceutical therapies from laboratory into clinical testing. The candidate is responsible for developing and running biochemical and cell-based assays to support target validation, compound screening and mechanism of action studies for various pipeline projects. The ideal candidate will be a critical thinker and a technical problem solver who enjoys working in interdisciplinary drug discovery teams. The role requires an ability and willingness to work with radioactive isotopes.

Education and Experience

• BS with 0-3 years of experience within Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, or a related discipline with hands on laboratory experience.
• Prior experience of working on drug discovery projects in an industrial or an academic setting is preferred

Skills

• Sterile technique in mammalian cell culture
• Transfectant generation and single cell cloning
• Biochemical assays for mycoplasma testing and cell viability testing
• Problem solving skills to resolve technical issues
• Communication skills for working with cross-functional teams as well as cross-departmental colleagues
• Adaptable and flexible in navigating dynamic project landscapes, adjusting seamlessly to evolving work assignments and shifting priorities
• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic, and collaborative environment.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational and communication skills
• Familiarity with drug development process and interfacing and working with interdisciplinary teams
• Ability to work with radioisotopes with strict adherence to radiation safety protocols

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Manage all incoming mammalian tissue culture, including media and buffer preparation, culture initiation, propagation, and cryopreservation of cells.
• Maintain a wide variety of suspended and adherent cell lines at once for in vitro assays.
• Prepare large scale cells in low passage for BioD/efficacy studies to meet the demands of multiple concurrent projects.
• Conduct routine Mycoplasma/IDEXX testing on incoming cell lines and cell lines in culture.
• Troubleshoot technical process, cell culture issues, and equipment problems.
• Manage cell bank by organizing and maintaining meticulous records on all cell lines.
• Collaborate with project teams and the in vivo team to support the overall biology screening and evaluation plan.
• Maintain cell culture facility.
• Help develop and run biochemical and cell-based assays to support the screening, characterization, and lead-identification of novel RPT agents.
• Work with radioactivity in various assays in strict adherence to the radiation safety protocols.
• Generate, organize, and maintain meticulous records on all conducted experiments. Independently analyze and interpret data and present experimental plans and results at project team meetings, group meetings, and company meetings.
• Collaborate with colleagues in other functional areas including translational research and chemistry.
• Assist in laboratory operation management duties.

Education and Experience

• BS with 0-3 years of experience within Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, or a related discipline with hands on laboratory experience.
• Prior experience of working on drug discovery projects in an industrial or an academic setting is preferred.

Skills

• Sterile technique in mammalian cell culture
• Transfectant generation and single cell cloning
• Biochemical assays for mycoplasma testing and cell viability testing
• Problem solving skills to resolve technical issues
• Communication skills for working with cross-functional teams as well as cross-departmental colleagues
• Adaptable and flexible in navigating dynamic project landscapes, adjusting seamlessly to evolving work assignments and shifting priorities
• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic, and collaborative environment.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational and communication skills
• Familiarity with drug development process and interfacing and working with interdisciplinary teams
• Ability to work with radioisotopes with strict adherence to radiation safety protocols.