Research Fellow Full-time

Research Associate
Engineering and R&D
As one of the world's leading analytical instrumentation companies, Bruker covers a broad spectrum of advanced solutions in all fields of research and development. All our systems and instruments are designed to improve safety of products, accelerate time-to-market and support industries in successfully enhancing quality of life. We've been driving innovation in analytical instrumentation for 60 years now. Today, worldwide more than 11,000 employees are working on this permanent challenge, at over 90 locations on all continents.
At Biognosys (an entity of Bruker Scientific), we believe that deep proteome insights hold the key to breakthrough discoveries that transform science for better lives. With our versatile portfolio of next-generation proteomics solutions, including the TrueDiscovery, TrueTarget, and TrueSignature research service platforms, our flagship software Spectronaut, and the PQ500 kit, we make the proteome actionable to empower research, drug development, and clinical decision-making. Our solutions provide a multi-dimensional view of protein expression, function, and structure in all biological species and sample types. Our unique, patented technologies utilize high-resolution mass spectrometry to quantify thousands of proteins with industry-leading precision, depth, and throughput. Through our strategic partnership with Bruker (Nasdaq: BRKR), we make proteomics globally accessible.
Biognosys (an entity of Bruker Scientific) established a laboratory in Newton, MA to offer next-generation proteomics services to the local and global community. These services enable the unbiased exploration of the proteome across a variety of samples types and applications, from early drug discovery to clinical trials.
We are looking for a motivated Research Associate to join our operations team in Newton. This is a laboratory-based position, in which the candidate will focus on customer sample preparation and HPLC-MS/MS data acquisition. The candidate will perform activities in compliance with Biognosys' quality standards. Together with a strong team of dedicated scientists, you will make Biognosys' next generation proteomics technology available and actionable for the pharma and biotechnology industry and be a key driver of success at our site in Newton, Massachusetts.
Overview of customer samples throughout their life cycle: sample receipt, storage and tracking, manual and semi-automated sample preparation, liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS) data acquisition, and quality control of generated data following Biognosys' standard operating procedures (SOP)
Management, maintenance and evaluation of laboratory equipment, ensuring their operation at the highest level
Documentation of all performed activities in lab notebooks and ELNs
Contribution to improvement of sample preparation methods and SOP, customer report and method writing
General laboratory tasks (ordering of consumables, preparation of buffers, etc)
BSc or MSc degree in relevant scientific field preferably analytical direction (pharmacy, analytical or biochemistry, molecular biology, biotechnology)

• 1-3 years laboratory experience handling biological samples such as cell lysates or patient samples, either from academia, healthcare or biotech/pharma
• Solid computer skills including MS Office
• The estimated base salary range for this full-time position is between $62,500.00 and $100,000.00 and provides an opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base salary for the role will depend on several job-related factors, including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, the geographic location of the successful candidate, skills, competencies, job-related knowledge, and travel requirements for this position. Full-time employees may also be eligible for a performance-related incentive in addition to a full range of benefits, including 401(k) with company match, an employee stock purchase plan, medical and dental plans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, employee assistance program and paid time off including vacation, sick time and holidays, and more.

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