Immunology Research Scientist II: B-Cell Signaling

Seattle Children's; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision plans

403(b)

Life insurance

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

The Acharya lab at Seattle Children's Research Institute is hiring a scientist to join a growing program focused on signaling mechanisms that regulate immune responses and antibody production to viruses. The role involves performing flow cytometry, ELISA, western blot, and tissue culture, conducting mouse immunizations, analyzing data, and presenting results at group meetings.

Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in a scientific field and at least two years of related experience; a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in an engineering or scientific discipline; may require a Master’s Degree for certain lab specialties.
• Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in a related area/laboratory setting.
• Preferred: experience in biochemistry, molecular biology, and tissue culture techniques; some lab management experience.

Responsibilities

• Design experiments to perform flow cytometry and western blot.
• Study activation of signaling proteins in B cells.
• Perform ELISA on serum samples from mice to study antibody response.
• Assist with genotyping and management of mouse colony.
• Immunize mice with different viral antigens.
• Perform experiments on tissues harvested from mice.
• Analyze data and present results at group meetings.
• Contribute to writing for publications and generate figures for papers and grants.

Skills

Flow cytometry

ELISA

Western blot

Tissue culture

Immunization of mice

Data analysis

Results presentation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a scientific discipline

Master’s Degree preferred for some lab specialties

Job description

The Acharya lab at Seattle Children's Research Institute is hiring a scientist to join a growing program focused on signaling mechanisms that regulate immune responses and antibody production to viruses. The role involves performing flow cytometry, ELISA, western blot, and tissue culture, conducting mouse immunizations, analyzing data, and presenting results at group meetings.

Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in a scientific field and at least two years of related experience; a