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Position Details:

Industry: Biotechnology / Pharmaceutical
Job Title: Scientist II – Mammalian Cell Culture & CRISPR Engineering
Duration: 1-Year Contract (Possible Extension Based on Performance and Business Needs)
Location: Preffred Candidate Local to Worcester, MA 01605 (100% Onsite)
Work Schedule: Monday–Friday | 8 Hours per Day
Shift: Standard Business Hours
Pay Range: $40.00 to $48.00 per hour 

What are the top 3-5 skills, experience or education required for this position:

• MSc (non-PhD) with 2-3 years of industry experience
  
• Mammalian cell culture and cell line development
• Flow cytometry (analysis and sorting)
• Gene editing tools (CRISPR, ZFN, TALENS, recombinases)
• Cell-based assays
• Cell line engineering
• Cell-based assays
• Gene editing by CRISPR/Cas9

3-5 years of experience.

• This opportunity is in the Cell Line Engineering group within Biotherapeutics Discovery which plays a key role in enabling reagent generation supporting diverse applications throughout AbbVie’s therapeutic development process.
• Under supervision of a senior scientist in the group, the individual will primarily support mammalian cell culture work, cell line engineering, including KO, KI and OE cell lines development, cellular assays, as well as assist with lab and inventory management and sample digitization initiatives. Opportunities to expand proficiencies in cell and molecular biology applications, such as cell and genome engineering, vector design, technology development, cell-based assays development, receptor density quantification, flow cytometry, cell sorting and cloning, and other cell line development technologies also exist.

Key responsibilities include:

• Mammalian cell culture (immortalized, cancer and primary lines)
• Generation and maintenance of cell-lines for antibody discovery and assay development.
• Cellular assay
• FACS analysis and sorting
• Technology development for cell line engineering
• Consolidation of historical and recent cell line assets into digital inventory solution
• Expansion and banking of core cell lines to ensure adequate inventories.
• Coordination of cell line inventory stocks across multiple sites, providing a foundation for Cell Bank establishment.

Benefits:
The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, (paid time , paid sick and safe time , hours of paid vacation time, weeks of paid parental leave, paid holidays annually – These all are subject to applicable eligibility).