Our mission at Asimov is to advance humanity's ability to design living systems, enabling biotechnologies with outsized benefit to society. We're developing a mammalian synthetic biology platform––from cells to software––to enable the design and manufacture of next-generation therapeutics.
We are seeking an Associate Scientist to join our Cell Line Development team on a 6 month contract to help push the boundaries of biotherapeutic cell line development. In this role, you will conduct CHO-based cell line engineering and screening to produce human therapeutics. In addition, you will execute synthetic biology studies and new technology evaluations to continuously innovate our workflows and expression platform. This is a unique opportunity to work at a nimble, forward-thinking synthetic biology startup and help build the future of biological engineering.
About the Role:
- Perform CHO cell line development processes including transfection, cloning, characterization, and cell banking using state-of-the-art equipment.
- Complete comprehensive documentation of studies in an Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN).
- Help identify emerging practices for biologics cell line development and manufacturing to shape scientific strategies and develop improved workflows.
- Contribute to innovation focused on the development of novel cell line development workflows and applications.
- This role will begin as a full-time, 6 month contract. Dependent on business needs, there is potential for the contract to be extended or converted into a permanent position.
About You:
- You have a BS or MS. in Biological Engineering, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, or a related field with 3+ years of hands-on industry experience performing CHO cell line development in support of biologic (mAb) therapies.
- You’re a creative problem solver and get excited about the opportunity to drive the creation of industry-disruptive technology.
- You have experience with spreadsheets such as Google Sheets or Excel and ideally Spotfire, Google Apps Script (JavaScript) and/or BigQuery to facilitate data management and analysis.
- Don’t let this stop you from applying, but it’s a plus if you are familiar with cell culture liquid handling automation, ambr bioreactors, and/or ddPCR.
We're fueled by a vision to transform biological engineering into a fully-fledged engineering discipline. Should you join our team, you will grow with a constantly evolving organization and push the frontiers of synthetic biology. Company culture is key to Asimov, and ours is a culture of recombination; we believe that our mission can only be achieved by bringing together a diverse team with a mixture of backgrounds and perspectives.
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We're in the Fenway neighborhood! Our office/lab is near the Kenmore and Fenway stops on the green line. We also have a shuttle service from Ruggles (orange line) to/from our building. There's plenty of coffee shops, bars, and restaurants nearby too!
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