Job Description:

The company is seeking a highly motivated, organized, analytically skilled Assistant Scientist to join our discovery team in the therapeutic area of oncology.  This position requires excellent written and communication skills, a high level of organization, strong interpersonal skills, and ability to multi-task and learn quickly.  This position reports directly to the Director of Oncology.

Responsibilities include:

• Designs and executes experimental plans for the identification and characterization of lead drug combinations for cancer therapeutics
• Executes high-throughput cell-based screens using automated laboratory equipment
• Maintains cultures of tumor and normal mammalian cell lines
• Communicates research findings to other team members on a regular basis
• Maintains a laboratory notebook with experimental outlines and detailed findings

Education and Experience

• Master’s degree/PHD in biology or related area plus 2+ years of pharmaceutical or biotech industry experience (will consider recent grad)
• Experience with tissue culture, cell-based assays and FACS analysis is required
• Experience with Western blotting, RT-PCR and gene expression modulation (using plasmids or RNAi) is desired
• Experience with gene expression profiling and analysis a plus
• Experience with automated lab equipment, while not essential, is strongly preferred.