Research Associate I, Genetic Medicine

Hunter Recruiting; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Hunter Recruiting seeks a Research Associate I, Genetic Medicine to support mammalian cell culture maintenance, high-throughput workflows, and cell-based assay development across RNA/protein purification projects. You will assist senior scientists, manage data in LIMS, and contribute to cross-functional program updates within a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications include a BS in a STEM field and 1+ years of hands-on lab experience, with strengths in mammalian culture and assay development.

Qualifications

• BS in a STEM field with 1+ years hands-on lab experience post-bachelor’s degree.
• Fluency in mammalian cell culture and cell-based assay development.
• Exposure to mammalian synthetic biology and library-based approaches.

Responsibilities

• Support senior scientists and engineers by executing high-throughput screening and cell engineering experiments.
• Perform RNA/nucleic acid QC and related assays (sCGE, HTRF, HPLC, endotoxin).
• Support large-scale RNA and protein purification by chromatography.
• Maintain adherent and non-adherent mammalian cells in culture.
• Develop functional cell-based assays and execute at high throughput.
• Collaborate with engineers to integrate in vitro screens into automation platforms.
• Present results at cross-functional team meetings and document data in the LIMS.
• Maintain laboratory records and contribute to lab organization.

Skills

Mammalian cell culture

Cell-based assay development

Data analysis (Prism/Tableau/Python/R/

High-throughput screening

Laboratory automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

LIMS

Chromatography

Automation systems

Job description

The Research Associate I, Genetic Medicine will work on mammalian cell culture maintenance and banking, high throughput nucleic acid manufacturing and QC, cell based assay development, cell transfections/electroporation, flow cytometry, alphalisa and nucleic acids and protein chromatography.

Research Associate I, Genetic Medicine Responsibilities:

• Support senior scientists and engineers in advancing Genetic Medicine projects by executing high-throughput screening and cell engineering experiments.
• Perform mRNA and circRNA QC by sCGE, HTRF, HPLC and endotoxin among others.
• Support large scale RNA and protein purification by chromatography.
• Maintain adherent and non-adherent mammalian cells in culture.
• Develop functional cell based assays and execute at a high throughput scale.
• Work with engineers to integrate in vitro mammalian screens into the automation and software platforms.
• Attend, participate in, and present results at cross-functional team meetings.
• Generate, analyze, and record high-quality data using the internal LIMS, documentation, and database tools.
• Maintain laboratory records, and contribute to laboratory organization and maintenance.

Research Associate I, Genetic Medicine Requirements:

• BS in a STEM field with 1+ years of hands-on laboratory experience post-bachelor’s degree, preferably in an industrial setting.
• Fluency in mammalian cell culture and cell-based assay development.
• Exposure to mammalian synthetic biology, including library-based approaches and mammalian construct design.
• Strong organizational, time management, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Comfort in a fast-paced environment and ability to adjust workload based on changing priorities, coupled with a demonstrated eagerness to learn new things.
• Familiarity with laboratory automation is preferred.
• Familiarity with data analysis platforms such as Prism, Tableau, Python, R, and/or JMP is preferred.
• Experience with nucleic acid purification is preferred.