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Biology Expert 1

Employer
Cortech
Location
Bedford, Massachusetts, US
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
May 8, 2021

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Sector
Consultancy/Private Sector
Field
Conservation science
Discipline
Biology
Salary Type
Salary
Employment Type
Full time
Virology Associate Scientist, Virology & Microbiological Sciences
MilliporeSigma, a leader in providing products and services to the bioprocess industry, is searching for an Associate Scientist to fill a temporary position in our Virology and Microbiological Sciences Team. The position is based at our Bedford, MA facility and reports into the Process Solutions BioProcessing R&D group.
This is a hands-on laboratory position that requires attention to detail, good organizational and communication skills. You should have an interest in broadening your skills and knowledge within microbiology, virology, filtration and bioprocessing. The focus of our team is conducting microbial and virus clearance studies to demonstrate the capabilities of our products to remove contaminants during biotherapeutic manufacturing process steps. The position will involve preparation of high-titer, high quality bacteriophage Phi-6 stocks intended to be used for virus-retentive membrane qualification and virus inactivation applications.
Description:
• Preparation of bacterial broth cultures and phage infection (BSL-1)
• Bacteriophage purification procedures including ultracentrifugation
• Bacteriophage plaque enumeration and host specificity assays
• ISO-compliant documentation of all batch data
Education:
• Associates Degree or BS in biology, microbiology, biotechnology or related biological science, within two years of graduation
• Fluency in written and spoken English
Required Skills
• Good math and communication skills
• Good documentation skills
• Basic chemistry and biology laboratory course work completion

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