High-Throughput Tissue Culture Research Associate

Sarah Smith Fund; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Tessel Biosciences in Cambridge, MA, is seeking a Research Associate to join the biology team focused on organotypic tissue culture assays. This hands-on role involves developing, executing, and automating high-throughput experiments to scale up assays for predicting drug safety.

You will work with primary human cells in 96-well Transwell plates, perform live-cell imaging and ELISA, document procedures meticulously, and collaborate with senior scientists to optimize workflows and automation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in biology or related life sciences field
• At least 1 year of wet-lab experience
• Maintain sterile technique and handle mammalian cell culture at 96-well scale
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent documentation and organizational skills

Responsibilities

• Maintain sterile technique in all workflows
• Culture and maintain primary cells
• Plate and manage high-throughput 96 Transwell assays
• Modify manual workflows to incorporate automation
• Perform live-cell imaging and ELISA
• Maintain detailed lab notebook records and protocol revisions
• Troubleshoot experiments and work independently
• Collaborate with senior scientists on experimental design

Skills

Mammalian cell culture

Fluorescence imaging

ELISA

High-throughput screening

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in biology or related life sciences field

Tools

Transwell plates

Lab automation equipment

Fluorescence microscopy

Job description

Tessel Biosciences in Cambridge, MA, is seeking a Research Associate to join the biology team focused on organotypic tissue culture assays. This hands-on role involves developing, executing, and automating high-throughput experiments to scale up assays for predicting drug safety.

You will work with primary human cells in 96-well Transwell plates, perform live-cell imaging and ELISA, document procedures meticulously, and collaborate with senior scientists to optimize workflows and automation.