Associate Scientist, Biology (Ocular)
- Employer
- Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals
- Location
- San Diego County, California, US
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- Jun 30, 2021
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- Sector
- Academic / Research
- Field
- Conservation science
- Discipline
- Biology
- Salary Type
- Salary
- Employment Type
- Full time
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The Position
Arrowhead is seeking a highly motivated biologist to join our growing Biology Department. The successful candidate will be joining a team dedicated to discovering, developing and translating novel drug targets.
Responsibilities
Requirements:
Preferred:
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Arrowhead is seeking a highly motivated biologist to join our growing Biology Department. The successful candidate will be joining a team dedicated to discovering, developing and translating novel drug targets.
Responsibilities
- Design and conduct/execute in vitro, ex vivo and/or in vivo studies to facilitate drug discovery and development in ophthalmology field.
- Conduct tissue homogenization and isolation of nucleic acids and protein
- Perform gene expression and functional analysis by various methods
- Participate in new target identification and validation
- Identify, generate, and optimize cell models and assays to achieve project goals
- Read and apply relevant scientific literature to projects to troubleshoot and solve problems
- Present research findings to project teams and governance bodies and prepare technical reports
- Maintain a high level of productivity in the lab and perform critical experiments
Requirements:
- BS or MS with 2+ years of experience in Molecular biology, Biochemistry, Cell biology, immunology, pharmacology or a related field of biology
- Experience in standard Molecular biology, Biochemistry and Cellular Biology techniques (Cell culture, ELISA, Cell-based assays, Immunofluorescence, Immunohistochemistry, Western blotting, RNA/DNA isolation, qPCR)
- Demonstrated innovation, creativity and resilience in problem solving
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Self-motivated team player with the ability to thrive in a fast paced, multi-disciplinary, matrixed environment
Preferred:
- Experience/exposure in animal (mouse or rat) models
- Previous experience with ocular related projects is a plus
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