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Molecular Biologist

Employer
Medical Science & Computing
Location
West Bethesda, Maryland, US
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Dec 4, 2022

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Sector
Academic / Research
Field
Conservation science
Discipline
Statistics
Salary Type
Salary
Employment Type
Full time
Overview

We are currently searching for a Molecular Biologist to support the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This opportunity is a full-time position with MSC, and it is on-site in Bethesda, MD.

Duties & Responsibilities

* Perform FPLC purification of proteins of interest.
* Analyze, design, and clone expression plasmids.
* Independently culture bacterial and mammalian cells.
* Perform transformations, transfection, selection, cloning, and maintenance of cells.
* Aid in the rationale design of immunogens, probes, and binding antigens.
* Perform pilot testing of purified antigens for purity and function.
* Assist and collaborate on the design and development of viral proteins from multiple sources, specifically for use as B cell probes or serological analyses accordingly.
* Carry out purification efforts for production of candidate viral proteins for use in immune screening.
* Perform parallel purification of related or unrelated antigens, sometimes on a high throughput format.
* Develop high-throughput and automated protein purification methodology, where required.
* Produce research reagents using either transient expression techniques or by expansion of stable cell lines or pools.
* Liaise and perform experimental quality investigations e.g., antigenicity experiments on protein purification, optimization of cell culture conditions.
* Design, propose, and perform experiments in the area of protein purification process development, capturing and communicating the results in several formats, as well as research groups outside the program.
* Follow protocols to complete assays in an organized, aseptic, high-throughput manner.
* Work collaboratively with team members and collaborators to complete all tasks for the day, but also be accountable as an individual for personal tasks.
* Utilize various laboratory equipment such as Biological Safety Cabinet (BSC), centrifuge, pipettes, liquid nitrogen tank, and others.
* Work with dry ice, freezers, and liquid nitrogen tanks to store clinical samples, and perform clinical testing in a BSL-2 environment while always wearing appropriate PPE.
* Participate in project and laboratory meetings, keep current with the literature in the field and help assure the laboratory maintains its state-of-the-art status; publish results and studies in peer reviewed journals.

Requirements

* B.S. with five (5+) years of relative experience OR an M.S. with two (2+) years of ‘direct' protein-handling experience.
* Experience isolating proteins by column chromatography (affinity, IEx and SEC), FPLC, buffer-exchange.
* Experience with molecular biology techniques such as plasmid cloning.
* Experience performing mammalian cell culture and with aseptic technique.
* Experience working in a BSL-2 environment.
* Working knowledge of protein structural modelling and visualization (PyMol, Alphafold).
* Experience with immunoassays such as ELISAs and/or flow cytometry a plus.
* Ability to work well with others and independently.
* Knowledge of viral and vaccine immunology.
* Expertise in molecular biology and design of expression vectors, transfection techniques, screening of cells expressing recombinant proteins and knowledge of classical purification methods such as ammonium sulfate precipitation.
* Demonstrated ability to study biomolecular interactions using ELISA as well as the use of label-free methods such as BioLayer Interferometry and SPR.
* Familiarity with scientific graphing and statistics software (GraphPad Prism, etc.)
* Basic computer skills to include MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Background in biology, chemistry, biochemistry and/or biophysics

Company Description

Dovel Technologies and its Family of Companies (Medical Science & Computing and Ace Info Solutions) was acquired in October 2021.

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