Senior Research Associate - Antibody Generation

at  Abcam

For over 25 years, Abcam has been providing tools the scientific community needs to enable faster breakthroughs in critical areas like cancer, neurological disorders, infectious diseases, and metabolic disorders.
We believe that to continue making progress, we need to work together, each bringing our own unique perspectives to make an impact on the world. This community needs people like you: dedicated, agile and above all audacious so we can truly drive science forward.
The Senior Research Associate - Antibody Generation is responsible for Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody generation by using molecular biology approaches within our B-cell cloning and hybridoma platforms to help deliver rabbit monoclonal antibody projects on time and to high standards for customers and catalogue.
This position reports to the Antibody Generation Scientist and is part of the Antibody development platform located in Waltham US and will be on-site. At Abcam, our vision is to be the most influential life sciences company for researchers worldwide.

THE ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE JOB INCLUDE:

• A bachelor’s degree in biological, medicine, chemical, or other related fields is required, and a master’s degree is highly preferred.
• 3 plus years of hands-on experience in cell culture with preferred experience in PCR, plasmid prep, transformation, transfection, and plasmid construction.
• Experience with antibody sequence analysis is highly preferred.
  The salary range for this role is $72,000-$82,000. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
  This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.
  We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
  Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company’s sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.
  Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.
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• Perform molecular biology and cell culture experiments such as: mRNA extraction, PCR experiments, vector linearization, transformation, plasmid miniprep, and transfection to generate recombination antibodies.
• Collate and analyze the experiment results and DNA sequencing data, update the experimental information on internal database.
• Maintain high quality standards within the lab; ensuring the lab is compliant with all external and internal quality standards, and compliance with all health and safety guidelines.