Muscle Therapeutics Associate Scientist (Tissue Eng)

BioSpace; Village of Tarrytown (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Regeneron’s Obesity, Muscle and Metabolism group seeks an Associate Scientist to support the development of therapeutics for muscle diseases. This bench role focuses on cell biology, tissue culture, and tissue engineering, with assays to validate molecular and functional readouts for therapeutic programs.

You will culture cells, generate engineered muscle tissue from primary or iPSC-derived progenitors, optimize cellular assays, and collaborate across teams.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in a relevant field with 1-2 years of experience in muscle biology or a related discipline.
• Experience in tissue culture, cell-based assays, flow cytometry, and histology (e.g. IHC, IF) is highly preferred.
• Experience In Mouse Handling Is Highly Preferred.
• Proficiency in basic computer applications and experience with biological data collection and analysis is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining, expanding, and modulating cells in vitro
• Generation of engineered muscle tissue from primary or iPSC-derived progenitor cells
• Optimization of cellular assays, and development of readouts for muscle function
• Handling and caring for mice, including procedures like blood and tissue sample collection
• Processing of tissue samples for molecular and histological assessments
• Collaborating with teams across the organization
• Analyzing data using software such as ImageJ, FlowJo, Excel, Prism

Skills

Cell culture

Tissue engineering

Muscle biology

Data analysis

Education

BS or MS in a relevant field

1-2 years in muscle biology or related discipline

Tools

Flow cytometry

Histology (IHC, IF)

ImageJ

FlowJo

Excel

Prism

Job description

Regeneron’s Obesity, Muscle and Metabolism group seeks an Associate Scientist to support the development of therapeutics for muscle diseases. This bench role focuses on cell biology, tissue culture, and tissue engineering, with assays to validate molecular and functional readouts for therapeutic programs.

You will culture cells, generate engineered muscle tissue from primary or iPSC-derived progenitors, optimize cellular assays, and collaborate across teams.