Senior Associate Scientist

Job Description: The Immunology and Inflammation group is seeking an independent and highly motivated Temp Sr Associate Scientist to support the intestine and inflammatory disease research. This role involves joining a highly collaborative team working in respiratory biology and immunology. The applicant should be excited to engage in cutting edge immunological research as part of our discovery efforts and to contribute to human health at every stage of drug discovery and development. You will have the opportunity to support a broad pipeline in immune and inflammatory diseases by executing in vivo experiments as well as in vitro assays. Responsibilities: Designing, planning, and/or performing in vivo studies using models of gut inflammation. Processing of organs for immune cell isolation and analysis. Maintaining, expanding, and/or modulating cells and evaluating using in vitro assays. Analysis of data using biological and statistical software. Close collaborative interactions with teams across the organization. Documentation of experimental procedures and results. Requirements: Prefer working in an innovative and team-driven environment. Possess excellent organizational skills. Communicate openly and frequently with manager and team members. Exhibit strong communication and critical thinking skills. Enjoy creativity, independent thinking, and problem solving. Seek an opportunity to constantly grow and learn about new areas through collaborative projects across multiple teams. To be considered for this role you must have the required skills: Candidate must have at least 3 years of industry or academic experience. Training in the proper handling and care of mice and the collection and processing of blood and tissue samples is strongly preferred. Experience in techniques including tissue culture (primary cells), cell-based assays, ELISA, multiplex assays (MSD/Luminex), and flow cytometry is required. Candidate must have the ability to plan and execute assays independently. Experience using FlowJo, Omiq, Microsoft office, MacOS, GraphPad Prism. BS MS is required.