Associate Scientist II/ Scientist I, Gastro Pharmacology

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We are looking for a highly motivated scientist to join our Gastroenterology Disease Area Team in Discovery Research Immunology located in Worcester, MA. The ideal candidate should be independently driven, highly collaborative, and results oriented. They will support in vitro and in vivo research efforts for our existing early-stage through late-stage discovery portfolio programs. Responsibilities include conducting, analyzing, and reporting on in vitro and in vivo assays to explore key biological questions related to IBD diseases, such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.  The candidate should be proficient in basic laboratory techniques such as pipetting, cell culture, flow cytometry, qPCR, and ELISA.  The ideal candidate should also have hands-on experience with in vivo PK/PD rodent studies as well as substantial experience culturing and designing functional assays with primary human cells (e.g. proliferation, differentiation, co-culture).

Responsibilities

• Workload expectations: Member of the team is expected to be onsite 90% of the time with 10% being dedicated to notebooking and study design.

• Scientific Research: Design and execute precise in vitro and in vivo experiments to advance understanding of IBD related disease biology.
• Lab Techniques: Skillfully use methods like pipetting, cell culture, molecular biology, ELISA, flow cytometry, and functional assays (proliferation, metabolism and activation) to collect quality data.
• Data Analysis: Analyze and interpret results accurately, creating reports and presentations to share with teams.
• qPCR: RNA extraction, normalization, gene data collection, and analysis.
• Protocol Development: Follow and adapt experimental protocols while implementing new methods as needed.
• Literature Review: Review literature for insights that aid experimental design and contribute ideas.
• Collaboration: Work with cross-disciplinary teams, offering scientific expertise to drive project progress.

Associate Scientist II Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree, or equivalent education, with typically 3 or more years’ experience or Master’s Degree or equivalent education (no additional experience).
• Theoretical and practical knowledge to carry out the job functions.

Scientist I Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent education with typically 5 years of experience, or Master’s Degree or equivalent education with typically two years of experience.
• Theoretical and practical knowledge to carry out the job functions.

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• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.​​

  
  

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​​

  
  

• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​​

  
  

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Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. ​

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