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 (with relocation package when applicable), 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.
• Nimble: 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 an experienced Molecular Biologist.
Job duties include, but are not limited to:
- Engineering various cell lines for pre-clinical studies such as over-expression, genome-editing, reporter lines etc.
- Maintaining cultures of frequently used suspension and adherent cell lines.
- Cell culture experience with immortalized cell lines, cancer cell lines and/or primary cells preferred.
- Depositing and archiving cell lines in the company's repository cell line bank.
- Keeping detailed and accurate laboratory records as well as presenting results at group meetings and project team meetings.
- Conducting viral construct cloning, viral titer measurement, and viral stock maintenance.
- Performing routine molecular and cell biology techniques such as cloning, DNA/RNA/protein extraction, qPCR analysis, western blot analysis, transfection/electroporation, flow cytometry, fluorescent microscopy and others as needed.
- Analyzing data using statistical software such as Excel, Prism, Spotfire, etc.
Job requirements include, but are not limited to:
- BS-Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Biochemistry or related field with 2-4 years of experience outside of academia, preferably in pharma/biotech arenas. MS with 1-3 years of experience will also be considered.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Excellent communication skills - verbal and written. Ability to communicate issues as they occur.
- Works well both as a team and as an individual.
- Demonstration of very strong problem-solving skills, a high level of learning agility, and the ability to work across functions. 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.