Associate Scientist Job

Associate Scientist-BIO004561

Description

Merck & Co., Inc. Kenilworth, N.J., U.S.A. known as Merck in the United States and Canada, is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. Today, we are building a new kind of healthcare company – one that is ready to help create a healthier future for all of us.

Our ability to excel depends on the integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill, diversity and teamwork of an individual like you. To this end, we strive to create an environment of mutual respect, encouragement and teamwork. As part of our global team, you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with talented and dedicated colleagues while developing and expanding your career.


The Early Discovery organization seeks an outstanding candidate to join the Therapeutic Area - Immunology Group. This Associate Scientist role will focus on designing and performing experiments using functional in-vitro and ex-vivo cell based assays to advance drug discovery research programs from target validation through to clinical candidates. Broad expertise in cell biology is required for this role with preference given to candidates with demonstrated experience in immunological science. The successful candidate will have excellent oral and written communication skills, work well independently and as part of a collaborative team, and be able to work on several projects simultaneously. With appropriate supervision, the role includes planning, designing, developing methodologies and executing projects utilizing good scientific judgment. The position is a hands-on, laboratory based role with no direct reports (individual contributor).

Qualifications

Education:

- BS degree in immunology, biology, cell biology, biochemistry or related discipline. Experience in the pharmaceutical , biotech industry or academic setting in an immunology, biology, biochemistry or related discipline would be an advantage but technical training will be provided.

Required:

- Experience with in vitro and or ex vivo cellular techniques
- Human or rodent cell and tissue culture skills
- Able to perform cellular immune function assays (i.e. proliferation/cytotoxicity/apoptosis assays).
- Experience in techniques such as bioassays (eg. ELISA, multiplex protein analysis), cell separation techniques (i. e. density centrifugation, magnetic bead separation), FACS sorting or basic molecular biology.
- Good data handling and recording skills as well as the ability to interpret moderately complex data sets and draw appropriate conclusions from them.
- Must be able to work independently

Preferred:

- Cell line engineering for assay development
- Experience of more sophisticated flow cytometry or molecular biology techniques
- Cellular staining and imaging techniques (eg. immunohistochemistry, light and confocal microscopy)
- In vivo experience

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Job: Biology-Discovery

Job Title:Assoc. Scientist, Biology-Discovery

Primary Location: NA-US-MA-Boston

Employee Status: Regular

Travel: No

Number of Openings: 1

Shift (if applicable): 1st

Hazardous Materials: General laboratory chemicals and solutions. Genetically engineered human cell line. Human biological samples

Company Trade Name:Merck