Scientist

At Company Oncology R&D, our vision is redefining cancer, redefining our solutions to cancer and restoring patients' lives. In this role, you will join a dynamic and collaborative in vivo biology team in our state-of-the-art Biohub facility in Waltham, MA. The primary responsibilities of this position are to support our preclinical in vivo pharmacology team by managing our patient derived xenograft (PDX) bank and expansion, and performing in vitro and ex vivo experiments in support of our drug discovery projects.

Responsibilities

Manage and update PDX model inventory

Perform large scale cell culture of tumor cell lines for in vivo studies.

Profile xenograft tumor samples to explore mechanisms of drug response and resistance using both traditional and novel approaches.

Proficient in working with various programs and databases.

Hands‑on experience with rodents is a plus, but not required. If resource has the experience, support with PDX model expansion, characterization and banking across a variety of different solid tumor indications would be part of the responsibilities.

Qualifications

BS with 1-2 years of experience

Hands‑on in vitro pharmacology, cell biology or related experience, preferably in pharma industry.

Job Details

Seniority level: Associate

Employment type: Contract

Job function: Research and Other

Industries: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Biotechnology Research, and Medical Equipment Manufacturing

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