Job Description:

• Performs standard scientific techniques including cell culture and in vivo mouse procedures.

• Designs and produces viral vectors (Retroviral and Lentiviral vectors, transposon vectors, and others).

• Cultures and engineers primary T cells.

• Performs and analyzes immunological assays.

• Generates and monitors mouse tumor models.

• Analyzes function of immune, stromal, and cancer cells in the tumor microenvironment.

• Designs and construct plasmid vectors.

• Generates recombinant vaccinia viral vectors.

• Participates in clinical development (e.g. IND-enabling studies).

• Produce and purifies recombinant proteins in bacterial, insect, and mammalian expression systems.

• Performs high-throughput molecular screening assays and analyze data.

• Performs gene and protein expression assays.

• Assists collaborators in recombinant protein production.

• Ensures the validity and reliability of data at all times.

• Performs experiments and collects and analyzes data. Participates in the promotion of a research project.

• May present work at scientific meetings.

• Performs other related work as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience:

• One year experience in immunology and/or oncology laboratory research.

Preferred Competencies

• Advanced knowledge in immunology and oncology.

• Ability to perform primary immune cell culture from human and mice.

• Ability to perform experiments using mouse tumor models.

• Advanced knowledge and experience in basic molecular biology experiments.

• Advanced knowledge and experience in recombinant protein production and purification.

• Ability to design, perform, and analyze data for immunological experiments including animal experiments.

• Strict adherence to regulatory rules (biosafety, animal welfares, and research ethics).

• Knowledge of grant proposals.

Working Conditions

• Laboratory Environment.

Application Documents

• Resume (required)

• Cover letter (preferred)

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