Scientist

Spectraforce Technologies
United States, Massachusetts, Worcester
Jan 02, 2025
Job Description: Scientist 06 months (potential extension) Worcester, Massachusetts, 1604 Summary: Isolation & characterization of human blood cells and in vitro cell assays- Contractor will request donor samples, isolate cells from human or monkey peripheral blood, set up cultures with isolated cells, perform cell stimulation or differentiation by test compounds, harvest cells and supernatants, prepare these samples for further analysis; run ELISA tests to study effector function of compounds; analyze and present the data generated by these experiments. What are the top 3-5 skills, experience or education required for this position? * BS or MS & 3-5 years biochemistry lab experience * Primary cell isolation and culture * ELISA * In vitro cell assays * Flow cytometry What is a nice to have (but not required) skill, experience, education, or certification? * Basic lab techniques: sterile technique, pipetting samples, generating titrations/dilutions, dealing with cells, making buffers * Enthusiastic, organized * Assay development experience * qPCR experience In what type of environment would this individual be working (i.e.: Team; Individual; type of office, etc.) ? * 100 % Lab, benchwork, team and individual work Daily Work Schedule Expectations * M-F regular business hours