Research Associate
Core
Develop, execute, and automate organotypic tissue culture experiments to scale up assays for predicting drug safety.
Role type
Research Associate (wet lab biology)
Builds
High-throughput barrier assays using primary human cells for pharma research pipelines
Domain
Life sciences / Drug discovery / Organotypic tissue culture
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
mammalian cell culture, sterile technique, high-throughput assays, fluorescence imaging, ELISA, 96-well plate handling
Preferred skills
Transwell cultures, lab automation equipment, fluorescence microscopy, data analysis (Python/R/Excel), lab management software
Technologies
96-well Transwell plates, liquid handlers, biosafety cabinets, fluorescence microscopy
Responsibilities
Culture and maintain primary cells, plate and manage high-throughput 96 Transwell barrier assays, modify manual workflows to incorporate automation, perform live-cell imaging and ELISA, troubleshoot experiments independently, maintain detailed lab notebook records
Seniority
Entry-level to Junior, hands-on IC