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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
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
  • 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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