Research Specialist – Oncology – Itct
| Company | PerkinElmer |
|---|---|
| Location | Phoenixville, PA, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
| Experience Level | Junior, Mid Level |
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Biology, Biotechnology or Biomedical sciences fields or related scientific discipline and research experience in a laboratory environment OR
- Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Biotechnology or Biomedical sciences fields or related scientific discipline and 2+ years of research experience in a laboratory environment utilizing cell culture, general lab instrumentation, cell-based assays
- Knowledge and/or competencies related to mammalian cell culture, cell proliferation, DNA/RNA isolation, transduction and transfection
- Technical problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Excellent customer service skills complemented by an ability to listen to and interpret requests
- MS Office Skills: Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word
Responsibilities
- Provide high quality laboratory support to the oncology, ITCT team.
- Support multiple ongoing large-scale cell-based projects that are critical to the success and future of the department.
- Lab work will include mammalian cell culturing, cell proliferation, protein isolation, and viral transduction.
- Generate and analyze data with the highest Data Integrity standards.
- Operate and maintain laboratory instrumentation and robotics, including liquid sample handling platforms.
- Continue technological improvements to increase productivity and cost-efficiency.
- Data reporting, management, and interactions as appropriate with the teams.
- Develop organization skills, presentation skills and attention to detail.
- Interact with senior staff members as necessary.
- Ensure compliance with all R&D data integrity practices, ethics codes, standards and training, and safety training and practice.
- Maintain training and compliance in areas of health and safety, security, environmental and operational aspects of daily activities in the working environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with biotech and/or pharmaceutical drug discovery.
- Ability to work independently and deliver high-quality, consistent results in a timely fashion.
- Experience with the any/all of the following: CellTiter Glo, Caspase Glo, Incucyte, western blot, Jess, Li-Cor, BacMam, Lentivirus.
- Ability meet timelines successfully with the utmost attention to detail while setting high performance standards.
- Ability to understand, interpret, and communicate complex scientific data.
- Previous experience in design and execution of new and established methods and protocols.