Associate Research Scientist

Profile

Seeking a talented and enthusiastic individual to play a critical role in supporting an early stage program.

Involved in the downstream processing and analysis of blood and tissues in mouse tumor models by flow cytometry.

Performing in vitro assays with tumor and/or myeloid cell populations, including cell binding and functional assays.

Designing, performing and analyzing experiments, and maintaining accurate and up-to-date records in electronic notebooks.

SKILLS

Desired Skills/Experience:

B.S. with a minimum of 5 years of experience, or an M.S. with a minimum of 3 years of academic/industry experience with strong scientific knowledge and research experience in immunology or cancer biology is required.

Proficiency in multi-color flow cytometry (FACS) analysis and basic molecular and cellular techniques, including cell culture, is essential.

Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interact effectively with people is required.

Experience working with myeloid cells in vitro is highly desired

A background in innate immunity is highly desired.

Experience with ex vivo pharmacology, including tissue processing is highly desired.

Strong record-keeping and organizational skills are needed.

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, GraphPad PRISM and other statistical programs is a plus.

ELISA

Mouse tissue processing

Immunology background

Excellent communication skills

Self-motivated, detail oriented, adaptive individual

Synectics is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Company info

synectics.com
Website : http://www.synectics.com/

Company Profile
Synectics is one of the nation's foremost staff augmentation firms, working with a client base that includes some of the leading institutions and Fortune 100 corporations in the United States. We seek to bring the most highly qualified professionals to assignments that they will find challenging and fulfilling. We also seek to justify our clients’ expectations that every Synectics consultant will bring the highest possible effort to their endeavors every day. Our success has depended on our consistent ability to achieve both of these goals. Synectics serves an extremely diverse client base which represents an equally diverse range of industries and institutions. The technologies we support have always been responsive to this extremely broad spectrum. In order to fully engage with this continually changing commercial and technological landscape, our employees must draw on their own varying interests, skills and backgrounds. This insight, reflected in our daily practices, has always been our fundamental strength as a company, and it continues to serve us well in all our efforts.