Bioassay Research Scientist

Dovel Technologies, Inc; Silver Spring (MD); On-site; USD 85,000 - 141,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Parental Leave

Transit and Parking Benefits

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking a Bioassay Researcher to support development, validation, and optimization of cell-based and biochemical assays for biologics. The role involves culture of mammalian cells, qRT-PCR, ELISA, and immunohistochemistry to advance assay readouts.

The candidate will work in a multidisciplinary team, preparing technical reports and supporting regulatory decisions while maintaining quality standards and documentation.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Bioengineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or related field.
• 3–6 years of experience developing, optimizing, validating, or implementing bioassays.

Responsibilities

• Provide scientific and laboratory research support to establish, characterize, optimize and validate bioassays for biological therapeutics.
• Culture and maintain mammalian cell lines using aseptic techniques.
• Develop transcytosis and permeation bioassays to evaluate transport across epithelial layers.

Skills

GLP knowledge

Scientific writing

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Master’s degree

Tools

qRT-PCR

ELISA

Western blot

Immunohistochemistry

Job description

Guidehouse is seeking a Bioassay Researcher to support development, validation, and optimization of cell-based and biochemical assays for biologics. The role involves culture of mammalian cells, qRT-PCR, ELISA, and immunohistochemistry to advance assay readouts.

The candidate will work in a multidisciplinary team, preparing technical reports and supporting regulatory decisions while maintaining quality standards and documentation.