Job Description
Job DescriptionSalary: $110K - $120K, DOE
Cogent Scientific, an insourced contract research organization, is looking for the right people to accomplish our mission: to partner in the global effort to improve lives through innovative science with an experienced workforce. We can offer you the chance to build on your skills and knowledge while working among experts in their fields and with cutting-edge instrumentation.
Cogent Scientific offers competitive pay, attractive benefits, and an exciting work environment. We aim to recruit the best people who stand out among their peers and embody our Core Values:
Client Focused: We only succeed when our clients succeed.
Outstanding: We deliver meticulous results through outstanding performance.
Good: We act ethically and morally.
Employee-Centric: We honor and support our employees.
imble: We are prepared to adapt in an ever-changing industry.
Team-Oriented: We collaborate with each other and with our clients.
We currently have a role available for a Pharma Translational Biologist in a pharmaceutical research lab setting.
Job duties include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Design and execute key experiments to evaluate compound effects, identify combination partners, and investigate drug resistance. Develop and validate molecular and mammalian cellular assays to address mechanistic and functional questions in pre-clinical studies.
- Experience in developing, running, and troubleshooting molecular and cellular assays; engineering cell models to modulate gene expression and interrogate cellular signal transduction pathways. Experience with primary cell models or co-culture systems is a plus.
- Experience with general molecular biological techniques including vector engineering, cloning and mutagenesis, qRT-PCR, ELISA, MSD and Western Blotting, NGS platforms, FACS, etc.
- Strong background in experimental quantitative analyses, curve-fitting, and statistics (GraphPad Prism).
- Participate in and present in project meetings to ensure assays meet the program needs and results are appropriately interpreted. Translate preclinical findings to biomarkers and combination strategies to advance programs to clinical development.
- Develop and continually advance ones knowledge base on the molecular pathways and the therapeutic area being targeted by our clinical and research programs.
- Collaborate with different functional teams throughout the company to guide work toward project goals, communicate ongoing work and progress, and plan forward-thinking strategies. Proactively investigate new or alternative technologies and evaluate service providers to ensure the work is conducted in a scientifically sound, efficient manner.
- Prepare reports for internal and external purposes including regulatory submissions.
Job requirements include, but are not limited to:
- PhD Molecular/Cellular Biology with 1-5 years of industrial experience, preferably from pharma research arena.
- Must have oncology research experience.
- Translational research experience is preferred.
- Team player mentality with strong written and verbal communication skills. Will be required to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams including structural biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, and biophysics.
- The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic and self-motivated, with the leadership and communication skills necessary to operate effectively in a fast-paced multidisciplinary environment with flexibility and an adaptable approach to goal delivery.